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touch football

touch foot·ball
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhch foo t-bawl]
    • /tʌtʃ ˈfʊtˌbɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhch foo t-bawl]
    • /tʌtʃ ˈfʊtˌbɔl/

Definitions of touch football words

  • noun touch football an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down. 1
  • noun touch football simplified American football 1
  • noun touch football an informal version of American football chiefly characterized by players being touched rather than tackled 0
  • noun touch football an informal variety of football in which a defensive player stops a play by touching the ballcarrier (usually with both hands) rather than by tackling 0
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Origin of touch football

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Touch football

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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touch football popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

touch football usage trend in Literature

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