noun
natty
An informal term for a national sports championship.
The fans believed their team could win a natty.
Etymology
Natty is an informal shortening and reshaping of national championship. It retains the national part as the recognizable cue for the title being contested.
More examples
- He celebrated his first natty with his teammates.
- The coach dreamed of bringing home a natty.
- Their last natty had come a decade earlier.
Forms
natty · natties
Similar words
- championship
- Championship is the formal broad term; natty is slang for a national championship.
- title
- A title may be local or regional; natty specifically implies national status.