flag football

noun

: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play

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The Southern Section will hold its first championship luncheon for girls flag football Wednesday in Long Beach. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 This is the second in a two-part series examining the path of flag football for females. —

Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024 The Giants dominated flag football in elementary school and then the tackle football scene in middle school, losing only four games over that entire run. —

Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024 The event Tuesday highlighted how the NFL Foundation UK is using flag football to help change lives, according to Prince William’s office at Kensington Palace. —

Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flag football

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of flag football was in 1947

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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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