spitecheck
/ˈspaɪtˌtʃɛk/nounVerified NewLooking up a rival team's score, hoping to find a loss.
The check precedes any interest in one's own fixture and delivers a private satisfaction unavailable from any win. Spitechecking is fandom's shadow economy: no points, no table, daily transactions.
Etym. — spite + check: the lookup performed for the pleasure of the result being bad.
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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