{"id":8262,"date":"2025-02-26T11:32:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=8262"},"modified":"2025-04-07T17:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:08:59","slug":"super-bowl-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/super-bowl-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"super bowl english: 20+ vital vocabulary words &#038; phrases from kendrick lamar, justin timberlake, brad pitt &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>justin timberlake <\/strong>has famously\/notoriously played the halftime show at <strong>super bowls 35, 38<\/strong> and <strong>52<\/strong>. but on the <strong><em>eve<\/em><\/strong> of (the night before) super bowl 59, he was playing a show at the <strong>palacio de los deportes<\/strong> in <strong>mexico city<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/janet-jackson-timberlake.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7639\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/janet-jackson-timberlake-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"janet jackson &amp; justin timberlake performing at halftime of super bowl xxxviii--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/janet-jackson-timberlake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/janet-jackson-timberlake.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>janet jacskon and justin timberlake performing at super bowl 38<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>this <strong>tiktok<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/juxtapose-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>juxtaposes<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (contrasts) timberlake&#8217;s super bowl performances with <strong>kendrick lamar<\/strong>&#8216;s inspired performance at super bowl 59. it includes contextual examples of the following voacabulary\/concepts in english: <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/past-modals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">past modals<\/a>, no way, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/anyway-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anyway<\/a>, u know the rest, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shit-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lose your shit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fucking-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fucking<\/a>, make it back, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/despite-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">despite<\/a>, slick, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/underwhelming-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underwhelming<\/a><\/strong><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>ever<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7471797416346258743\" data-video-id=\"7471797416346258743\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> fascinating <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> inspired by super bowl halftime shows <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\u309a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7%E3%82%9A?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7\u309a<\/a> <a title=\"yourpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/yourpage?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#yourpage<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningles<\/a> <a title=\"superbowlhalftimeshow2025\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/superbowlhalftimeshow2025?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#superbowlhalftimeshow2025<\/a> <a title=\"kendricklamar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/kendricklamar?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#kendricklamar<\/a> <a title=\"justintimberlake\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/justintimberlake?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#justintimberlake<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7471797422612990726?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; richyrocksenglish<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>new orleans is mentioned in the video above because it was the site of super bowl 59.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/slightly-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>slightly<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (a little) related&gt;&gt; when there was a controversy between mexico and google about the name change of the <strong>gulf of mexico<\/strong>, i was surprised that a student of mine in mexico was aware of the u.s. folk song <strong><em>the battle of new orleans<\/em><\/strong>. his observation inspired this <strong>youtube short<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"revolution\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XzPgtt1iNok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>despite the modification to the lyrics, i still prefer the name <strong>gulf of mexico<\/strong> &#x1f639;<\/p>\n<p>the <strong>battle of new orleans<\/strong> is considered the greatest u.s. victory in <strong>the war of 1812<\/strong>&#8211;a <strong><em>quasi-trade war<\/em><\/strong> from an earlier era of economic globalization. the prefix <strong><em>quasi<\/em> <\/strong>means <em>kinda<\/em>, <em>somewhat<\/em><\/p>\n<p>returning to modern day new orleans, this <strong>reel<\/strong> documents kendrick lamar&#8217;s historic performance at super bowl 59.\u00a0 additionally, it&#8217;s funny that comedian <strong>josh jackson<\/strong> accurately observed that the entire crowd would know the lyrics to kendrick&#8217;s <em>diss track<\/em> about hip hop superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/drake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>drake<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>not like us<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>the reel contains definitions for these words, phrases and concepts:\u00a0 <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/sitting-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sitting<\/a> (adj), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/diss-track-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diss track<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/beforehand-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beforehand<\/a>, muse, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/must-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">must<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/might-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">might<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/gotta-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gotta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/even-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/comparatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comparatives<\/a> (scarier), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rough-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rough<\/a><\/strong><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/indeed-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>indeed<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DF86FNGNky7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DF86FNGNky7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Richy Rocks (@richy_rocks)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?w=940\" alt=\":)\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> richyrocks on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>and the primary focus of this tiktok is to <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/point-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">point out<\/a> that even though the mexican spanish phrase <em>team back<\/em> consists of english words, the word in english is <strong><em>huddle<\/em><\/strong>. it analyzes a <strong>brad pitt<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/spot-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spot<\/a> that appeared before super bowl 59 and in addition to <em>huddle<\/em> and <em>spot<\/em> it includes definitions for: <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/dismiss-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismiss<\/a>, gringada, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fair-enough-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fair enough<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/actually-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually<\/a>, gush, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/achieve-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">achieve<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/gather-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gather<\/a> together, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shit-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/corny-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corny<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/disregard-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disregard<\/a>, rough, what <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/else-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">else<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/bound-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bound<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pledge-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> pledge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/chase-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chase<\/a>, huddle up, get here, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/as-soon-as-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as soon as<\/a><\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>ice<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7475464553191574839\" data-video-id=\"7475464553191574839\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> how to say team back in <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> (it\u2019s not team back) <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\u309a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7%E3%82%9A?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7\u309a<\/a> <a title=\"yourpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/yourpage?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#yourpage<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"englishlearning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlearning?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlearning<\/a> <a title=\"englishlanguage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlanguage?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlanguage<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningles<\/a> <a title=\"bradpitt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bradpitt?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bradpitt<\/a> <a title=\"superbowlliv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/superbowlliv?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#superbowlliv<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - richyrocksenglish\" 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