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UNDERDOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does underdog mean?
• UNDERDOG (noun)
The noun UNDERDOG has 1 sense:
1. one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
Familiarity information: UNDERDOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One at a disadvantage and expected to lose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("underdog" is a kind of...):
failure; loser; nonstarter; unsuccessful person (a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)
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