touch football

noun

: football played informally and chiefly characterized by the substitution of touching for tackling

Examples of touch football in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The slick one-touch football and positional changes from the Moroccans were evocative of where many of these players received their football education. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Rose in the largest home, which looks the most like the one featured in Love Story, with its large, flat lawn, perfect for touch football and sprawling water views. — Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026

Mike and Phillip—the seismologist—were leading a game of touch football on the front lawn. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

This Bobby Bonds grew up in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, an avid Philly sports fan who liked nothing more than playing touch football in a snowstorm. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for touch football

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