Super Bowl

American  

[soo-per bohl] / ˈsu pər ˌboʊl /

Trademark.

1. the annual NFL championship football game between the best team of the National Football Conference and that of the American Football Conference.

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Super Bowl British  

noun

1. American football the main championship game of the sport, held annually in January between the champions of the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference

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Super Bowl Cultural  

1. The championship game of the National Football League, held each year in January or February.

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Etymology

Origin of Super Bowl

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

The Rams, who advanced to the NFC championship game last season, are expected to be a favorite to play in Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

Seattle hosts teams in three of the four major leagues - reigning NFL Super Bowl champions the Seahawks, MLB's the Mariners and the NHL's Kraken.

From BBC

The Weeknd, who performed at the Super Bowl in 2021, is playing five dates at the stadium between 14 August and 19 August.

From BBC

The event takes place outdoors in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, and given the importance and scale of the endeavor, Netflix – along with South Korea’s conglomerate Hybe and Big Hit entertainment agency – hired the team behind the Super Bowl halftime shows.

From Salon

When the company bought a Super Bowl ad for Claude, it was to brag about keeping Claude ad-free.

From The Wall Street Journal