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

The influential musician headlined the 2026 Super Bowl half-time show and made history by having the first primarily Spanish language LP to win album of the year at the Grammy Awards.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Tennis superstar Serena Williams, who used GLP-1s to slim down after having children, was featured in this year’s Super Bowl commercial promoting telehealth company Ro’s weight-loss medication.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Lamar put Drake on blast in his halftime performance at the 2025 Super Bowl – the climax of which featured his diss track, “Not Like Us,” that only days prior had earned five Grammys.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"April Fools' is sort of our Super Bowl," Knight said.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

She pays us that and a bonus, which makes my Super Bowl total $185 cash, plus the eight bucks an hour I’ll get in my next paycheck.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King