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Etymology

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Blend of bottle +‎ Tottenham, due to the team seeming to always bottle when they have a good chance of winning something (e.g. trophies or matches) in the eyes of fans.

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Proper noun

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bottleham

  1. (humorous) A nickname for Tottenham.
    Bottleham have bottled it again, having lost to Diogo Jota’s late 94th minute winner.