A referee, or "ref" for short, is a person whose job is to ensure that the rules of a competitive event are observed and obeyed, or at least in theory. In reality, they are the scapegoats for any shortcomings that the players have and are generally treated like utter shit by both players and spectators alike.
Soccer Player: Dude, that referee was such a fucking piece of shit. Hey, nice call, fucker!
Person: Shut up. How would you like to try to manage a fair game, only to have half of the field scream vulgarities and death threats at you, then vandalize your car?
Soccer Player: But...but...it was a bad call.
Person: Damn, you're a fucking dolt.
Person: Shut up. How would you like to try to manage a fair game, only to have half of the field scream vulgarities and death threats at you, then vandalize your car?
Soccer Player: But...but...it was a bad call.
Person: Damn, you're a fucking dolt.
by DLoc1337 July 30, 2008
by Ivan Ivan'ch October 19, 2005
1. Someone who screws you over when all is on the line. These are the people not good enough to be atheletes themselves, so instead they must take up the pin-stripes and make bad calls upsetting everyone in a vengeful way. Disregard any "official" title around their name, because the only thing official about them is their rug-munching nature and horrid calls.
see blind homosexual backstabber
see blind homosexual backstabber
by Joefus March 06, 2005
A referee is a person who monitors a sporting event to make sure that the rules of the game are observed and obeyed by the participants. However, the refs usually just end up becoming the scapegoats for the players' shortcomings and are abused by players and spectators alike.
Soccer Player: Dude, that referee was a total retard! Nice call, fucktard!
Person: Shut up. How would you like to try to keep a fair game going only to have half of the field curse at you and vandalize your car after the game?
Soccer Player: But...but...bad call.
Person: Damn, you're a fucking dolt.
Person: Shut up. How would you like to try to keep a fair game going only to have half of the field curse at you and vandalize your car after the game?
Soccer Player: But...but...bad call.
Person: Damn, you're a fucking dolt.
by DLoc1337 August 12, 2008
One who may look professional enough to play the sport being observed, but in actuality may only know the sport from when they were a fat, lazy child and watched it on TV. They may make "bogus" calls if you will that relate nothing to the given action. 90% of the time these calls are merely illusions.
See bullcrap regular crap knowledgless ignorantblind
See bullcrap regular crap knowledgless ignorantblind
Wow. My hip bone is shattered due to the massive bludger to the back from that player over there. That ref must be blind to miss an illegal play like that.
by Alexz June 19, 2005
by tangenthoughts December 23, 2009
a group of people, sometimes known as an officiating crew, that cover sports games (such as football, basketball, hockey, and so forth baseball's referees are known as umpires). also known as people who should be replaced by robots on the field because of their unmistakably horrible calls on key plays and big games (see: referees overturning an interception in Colts V Steelers, 1/15/06)
by SnoJoe January 16, 2006