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 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

The seven-time Super Bowl champion has morphed into a glue guy, whose employment as a Fox Sports NFL television analyst, part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and key partner with Fanatics binds him with almost every major stakeholder in the Flag Football Classic and WrestleMania 42.

From Los Angeles Times

Hims & Hers also said it’s selling a cancer-detection test that’s featured in its Super Bowl ad, which plays like a commentary on the wealthy’s access to better healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal