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

Rams coach Sean McVay, West Coast area scout Vito Gonella and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone identified Nacua as a must-have addition to a team coming off a horrendous 2022 Super Bowl hangover.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Tens of millions of Americans saw director Ridley Scott's one-minute Apple advert during the Super Bowl on January 22, 1984.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

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 • Mar. 23, 2026

But February also included NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics, benefiting Peacock, NBC and the company’s cable networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

She pays us that and a bonus, which makes my Super Bowl total $185 cash, plus the eight bucks an hour I’ll get in my next paycheck.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King