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

A number of other local pubs also reported record sales, beating major events like the super bowl and St Patricks Day.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

"Very exciting, the Rams won, fantastic, great super bowl halftime show, loved every second, best halftime show I’ve ever seen," Foster began.

From Fox News • Feb. 14, 2022

“If Tom Brady threw two interceptions in the super bowl and simply pulled himself out of the game, he would be called a quitter, choke-artist, etc. why are people treating Simone Biles with kid gloves?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2021

I'll leave you with this, from Greg Hackney: "This is the super bowl of bass fishing."

From Golf Digest • Mar. 16, 2020

I think it would be cool if @maroon5 backed out of super bowl like @badgalriri Did.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2018