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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

• UNDERDOG (noun)

Sense 1

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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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