Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footballization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
foot-bal-liza-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of increasing the popularity of football (soccer) in a region.

Uncountable

noun

The influence of football on real-life matters such as politics, economics and the media.

Uncountable

noun

The tendency to turn issues into "political footballs".

Uncountable

Etymology

From football + -ization.

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Questions

What does footballization mean?
The process of increasing the popularity of football (soccer) in a region.
Where does footballization come from?
From football + -ization.

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