Meanings
plural Latics
- slangball gamesSomeone connected with Wigan Athletic Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
It is 10 months since they lost to the Latics in last season's final, something that the visiting supporters were intent on reminding everyone.
2014 March 9, Jacob Steinberg, “Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals”, in The Guardian
Origin
From a local pronunciation of athletic.
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Latic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latic
“Latic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Latic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latic.
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