Meanings
nounanti-football (uncountable)
- derogatoryuncountableball gamesA highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.
Near-synonyms: parking the bus, catenaccio
Synonyms: haramball, terrorist ball, parking the bus, catenaccio
adjectiveanti-football (comparative more anti-football, superlative most anti-football)
comparative more anti-football · superlative most anti-football
- alternativeAlternative form of antifootball.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.
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APA
anti-football. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-football
MLA
“anti-football.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-football. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-football,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-football.
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