touch football

noun

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

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Mike and Phillip—the seismologist—were leading a game of touch football on the front lawn. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 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 Yet, as the most cherished season returns with the onset of training camps, no other sport can touch football in the South Florida sports market. — Greg Cote july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for touch football

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of touch football was in 1913

Rhymes for touch football

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Browse Nearby Words

toucher
touch football
touch grass
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“Touch football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20football. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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