flag football
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flag football
First recorded in 1950–55
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All hail the JSerra Lions, the best high school flag football team in California and probably in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
To win in girls’ flag football, you need your school’s best athletes to come out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Ninth graders Marley Handley, left, and Audrey Baca take a selfie while riding the bus to a Patriot High girls’ flag football game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
But when the new flag football team was formed at her school in 2024, she signed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Last year, during eighth grade, we traveled to Reardan to play them in flag football.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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