Meanings
plural worldies · alternative worldy
- slangAnything particularly excellent of its kind; especially a goal in sports or a beautiful woman.
The second goal was a worldie from Ginola bending it into the top right corner from the edge of the box.
2023 October 26, Pete Graves, Here to Compete: The Inside Story of Newcastle United and the Era of Eddie Howe, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 19552 more examples
Tanned, brunette, curvaceous, with a mega-watt smile that would put Simon Cowell to shame. […] Hats off to James, he wasn't wrong when he said she was a worldie.
2015 April 2, Holly Hagan, Holly Hagan - Not Quite A Geordie, Kings Road Publishing, →ISBNAnd so when I scored my flick-up-and-volley against Manchester City in 2012, I instead lost it. First I started shouting, 'I've scored a worldie! I've scored a worldie!'
2018 September 6, Peter Crouch, How to Be a Footballer, Random House, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From world + -ie, from world-class.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese golaço
- golaçoa spectacular goal in football
Spanish golazo
- golazoa spectacular goal in football
Cite this entry
worldie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worldie
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