English Explanatory Dictionary

tifo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium, where they make a large-scale pattern or picture by holding up, or wearing, various materials.

Word forms

tifo tifos

Etymology

From Italian, originally referring to the disease typhus but figuratively extended to refer to the fevered behaviour of football fans.

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