What does Football mean?

Soccer/Ball game (Football) For example: "Let's go play football! (Let's go play soccer!)"

Where does the slang word Football come from?

Football is a slang term from Liberia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Liberia and across Africa.

Football

🇱🇷 Liberia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Soccer/Ball game (Football)

"Let's go play football! (Let's go play soccer!)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇱🇷 Liberia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Football 🇺🇬 Uganda

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🇱🇷 About Liberia Slang

Liberia slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1503 Liberia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Football" Across Africa

This word is also used in 7 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Football 🇺🇬 Uganda

Football (Football)

Football 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Balon (Football)

Football 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Soccer (Football/soccer)

Football 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

እግር ኳስ/እግር ኳስ (Football)

Football 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Kurat qadam (Soccer)

Football 🇬🇲 Gambia

Football lañu bëgg (They love football)

Football 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umupira w'amaguru (Soccer)

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