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Niners

Niners

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A professional American football team from San Francisco
  • proper noun
  • /ˈnaɪnərz/
  • US
: San Francisco 49ers
  • But in the meantime, the fan base should support Alex until the Niners decide otherwise.
  • Forty-Niners
  • Niners game
  • San Francisco Niners

And but anyway, the Niners, they have to win this year.

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Examples

  • Go, Niners!

    EDtv (1999)

  • Fans cheered as the Niners scored a thrilling touchdown in the final minutes of the game.

  • And but anyway, the Niners, they have to win this year.

    Bussin' With The Boys

  • If Smith plays well and the Niners win, it only makes it worse on you.

    Blog text (8)

  • I want to see the Niners be successful against a legitimate team.

    Blog text (7)

  • But we live an hour from San Fran, so we are also Niners fans.

    Blog text (2)

  • The challenge will be for the Niners' defense to slow down the NY offense.

    Blog text (7)

  • How could that be if the Niners have the number one rated QB?

    Blog text (7)

  • You'll get your chance to see how the Niners stack up then.

    Blog text (8)

  • I'm a Niners fan.

    There's Something About Mary (1998)

Surface Forms

Niners main

Morphology

Niners = 49er (semi-transparent) = 49 + er + s

Morphologically clear as '49' + '-er' + plural '-s', but recognising it as the San Francisco football team requires cultural/sports knowledge.

Etymology

Niners as a team name comes from the original '49ers' who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush. So fans call the San Francisco football team the Niners to remember that history.