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

Examples of flag football in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jamecia Torrence didn’t set out to start a flag football program at Cedar Grove High School. — Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Never mind the schools that are adding sports like scholarship flag football! — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Josh Harris, the private equity financier and owner of the Washington Commanders, gushes about the rise of flag football. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

For those who play intramural flag football on Utah’s campus, Fine could be the ringer to deliver a championship next year. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flag football

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