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

Nowadays, prediction markets let you bet on what bitcoin’s price will be 15 minutes from now or whether a football broadcaster will say the words “tush push” during the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

When the Rams won Super Bowl LVI, inside their home stadium in Inglewood, Calif., it constituted absolute vindication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It didn’t go the way L.A. fans had hoped when the former Pro Bowl receiver signed a three-year, $46.5 million deal with the then-reigning Super Bowl champions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

That’s why past rulings said one plywood manufacturer couldn’t write off Super Bowl tickets but a struggling fashion designer could deduct the costs incurred with a local television appearance.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin