A Twitter quarrel between three NFL teams was shut down by ... a dictionary?

Yep, you read that right.

It all started when the Indianapolis Colts tweeted out a seemingly innocent image of their new slogan Monday evening.

The Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings, who use similar slogans, trolled the Colts on Tuesday.

Indianapolis had a sarcastic comeback for the Titans and Vikings, tagging the Merriam-Webster dictionary in the tweet.

We can circle dates too. pic.twitter.com/H1r14jgsOm — Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) August 29, 2017

Things got a bit more heated when the dictionary joined the conversation Wednesday morning, chiming in with a brutal roasting of all three teams.

Now, teams. There's no reason you can't ALL 'forge ahead,' much like you copied each other when you lost to the Patriots. https://t.co/s6ljyu0y6V — Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) August 30, 2017

The Colts, Vikings and Titans all have losing records against the reigning Super Bowl champs. Indianapolis' last win against the New England Patriots came in 2009, and it has lost all seven games vs. the Pats since, including the 2014 AFC Championship. Beginning in 2006, Tennessee has played New England every three years and fell in all four meetings; the Titans' last win against the Patriots was in 2002. As an NFC team, the Vikings see the Patriots less than the Colts and Titans. Minnesota is 1-4 vs. New England since 2000.

It appears the three teams threw in the towel after they got owned by the dictionary. Given their recent histories against the Patriots, we don't blame them.

-- Alex Tekip