"NFL" meaning in English

See NFL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɛn ɛf ɛl/ Audio: en-us-NFL.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛl Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NFL
  1. (American football) Initialism of National Football League. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Football League Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-NFL-en-name-lQLRfiIN Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 17 22 19 18 5 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (American football, humorous, derogatory) Initialism of National Felon League. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, humorous, initialism Alternative form of: National Felon League Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-NFL-en-name-SPGMdxhT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 17 22 19 18 5 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (American football, humorous, derogatory, ethnic slur) Initialism of Negro Felon League. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, ethnic, humorous, initialism, slur Alternative form of: Negro Felon League Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-NFL-en-name-N9GlmqnC Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 17 22 19 18 5 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. Initialism of Newfoundland and Labrador. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Newfoundland and Labrador
    Sense id: en-NFL-en-name-fhMSEmWf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 17 22 19 18 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: N.F.L.

Noun

IPA: /ɛn ɛf ɛl/ Audio: en-us-NFL.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛl Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} NFL (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics) Initialism of no free lunch: applied to various restricting theorems. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: no free lunch (extra: applied to various restricting theorems) Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-NFL-en-noun-YkI73BAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 17 22 19 18 5 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (chiefly UK) American football. Tags: UK, uncountable
    Sense id: en-NFL-en-noun-1FT6tCuF Categories (other): British English

Alternative forms

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