State of Origin
Definition
An annual best-of-three rugby league series in Australia featuring representative teams from New South Wales (the Blues) and Queensland (the Maroons).
A concept used to determine eligibility based on the location where a player first played senior football, often the subject of intense emotional investment and heated debate among supporters.
Examples
If you think your relationship stress is high, you clearly haven't watched a decider game of State of Origin where a Queenslander and a New South Welshman have to share a remote.
The intensity of State of Origin makes a polite family Sunday lunch look like a quiet, contemplative meditation retreat.
Watching the Blues and Maroons clash is a masterful study in how quickly a group of grown adults can revert to tribal warfare over the placement of a football.