Super Bowl

American

[soo-per bohl] / ˈsu pər ˌboʊl /

Trademark.

the annual NFL championship football game between the best team of the National Football Conference and that of the American Football Conference.

Super Bowl British

noun

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

The championship game of the National Football League, held each year in January or February.

Etymology

Origin of Super Bowl

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

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And traveling country music fans need to put this on the calendar: Nashville was awarded the 2030 Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

Some of the most-used prediction markets saw a total of $1.5 billion traded on Super Bowl LX last February.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

When I looked at the hairball on the payload, I didn’t see the eighth grade president; I saw the Super Bowl champions.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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