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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That doesn’t stop Hannah from participating in track, basketball and flag football, or taking honors classes like trigonometry and pre-calculus. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 But Alameda, with many of its players coming off a NCS flag football title in the fall, will be the favorites to repeat. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 On Saturday, March 15, Rodgers will host his annual 3x3 flag football tournament in Mission Viejo, Calif. for a charitable cause. Natasha Dye, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Philadelphia Public League's girls flag football season kicked off yesterday. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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