All Blacks
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of All Blacks
so named because of the players' black playing strip
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Jones will miss his team's opening Nations Championship match against Italy on 4 July, as well as two matches against a Hong Kong China Select side and a warm-up fixture with the Maori All Blacks.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Ballantyne stresses she's a proud Kiwi - "I will always support the All Blacks," she jokes - but says she's been able to build a life in Australia which she couldn't back home.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Retired Wallabies prop Slipper became the first Australian to bring up the 200-game milestone and he is close to passing the all-time record, held by former Crusaders and All Blacks prop Wyatt Crockett.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
The veteran prop is on track to surpass the all-time appearance record of 202 held by retired All Blacks great Wyatt Crockett.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
Stubbly, grim, brown leather jacket, All Blacks rugby shirt.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
