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

“We had high-performing officials who worked this year’s championship games and the Super Bowl who were paid less for those games than what they were paid for a regular-season game. That certainly isn’t rewarding performance.”

From Los Angeles Times

Among the other changes the league wants are an extended probationary period for new officials, mandatory development for low performers, more access to officials after the Super Bowl — the so-called “dead period” now extends through May 15 — and a practice squad of sorts, an increased number of game officials to develop a deeper bench.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of what we know of about her story has been told through external sources or incomplete passes like the “New York Times Presents”‘ recent analysis of the so-called “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

From Salon

Fans created the #JusticeForJanet hashtag in 2017 in wake of the announcement of Justin Timberlake’s planned return to headline the 2018 Super Bowl’s halftime show, the same year that a documentary crew began filming Jackson’s eighth concert tour and kept the cameras rolling for five years afterward.

From Salon

With the return of quarterback Matthew Stafford, the reigning NFL most valuable player, and the addition of star cornerback Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, the Rams are expected to be a favorite to play in Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times