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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• Super Bowl vs. World Cup

Example Sentences

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Super Bowl

The World Cup helped boost a strong fiscal year for Fox, which reported revenue of $17.13 billion, an increase of 5% over the previous year which included a Super Bowl telecast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Green Day recently opened the Super Bowl just outside its Bay Area hometown, kicking off before Bad Bunny played a historic halftime show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

ESPN, which has carried NFL games since 1987, has never produced a Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Donald spent 10 seasons with the franchise and won a Super Bowl as the human wrecking ball on the inside of its defensive line until he called it quits two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The wind screamed like a Super Bowl crowd or a hundred thousand souls let loose from purgatory.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin