underdog
See also: Underdog
English
Etymology
under- + dog
Pronunciation
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Noun
underdog (plural underdogs)
- A competitor thought unlikely to win.
- 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
- In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (the Canadians!)
- 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:
- The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.
- Synonyms: little guy, rank outsider
- 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
- Somebody at a disadvantage.
- A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.
Antonyms
- favourite, favorite
- sure bet
- safe bet
- top dog
- shoo-in
Translations
competitor thought unlikely to win
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somebody at a disadvantage
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See also
- also-ran
- dark horse
Anagrams
- grounded, undergod
Swedish
Etymology
From English underdog.
Noun
underdog c
- underdog
Declension
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Nominative | underdog | underdogen | underdogs | underdogsen |
Genitive | underdogs | underdogens | underdogs | underdogsens |
Declension of underdog | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
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Nominative | underdog | underdogen | underdogar | underdogarna |
Genitive | underdogs | underdogens | underdogars | underdogarnas |
References
- underdog in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- underdog in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- underdog in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)