Cleganebowl

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clegane +‎ bowl (a postseason football competition)

Proper noun[edit]

Cleganebowl

  1. (ASoIaF/GoT fandom slang) The showdown between brothers Sandor Clegane and Gregor Clegane on the television series Game of Thrones.
    • 2019, Kim Renfro, The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones, page 173:
      Believers in the Cleganebowl were a unique brand of fans who embraced the tagline “GET HYPE.”
    • 2019, Joe Cunningham, "Game of Thrones Season 8", University Express (University College Cork), 2 April 2019, page 18:
      In a similar vein to Cleganebowl, I feel almost certain that Hodor will appear as a wight in the Night King's army.
    • 2021, Daniel Clarke, “A city in flames: King’s Landing as artistic archive in HBO’s Game of Thrones”, in Landscape Research, volume 47, number 7, page 905:
      The style evident in the ‘Cleganebowl’ scene contrasts with that apparent in the intercut scenes, which follow the narrative perspective of Arya Stark.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Cleganebowl.