Cleganebowl

English

Etymology

From Clegane +‎ bowl (“a postseason football competition”).

Proper noun

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.