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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This is the third year of the Pro Bowl Games after the NFL eliminated its full-contact all-star contest and replaced it with a week of skills competitions and a flag football game. —

Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025 SoFi Stadium will be the site Monday morning for a second flag football all-star game matching Los Angeles and Orange County. . . —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Global growth is a top priority for the NFL, which has worked to popularize flag football and supported its inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Featured Gallery Assumption won the inaugural girls flag football championship Thursday night in a 25-6 victory over Central. —

Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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