German

Noun

Underdog m ‎(genitive Underdogs, plural Underdogs)

1. underdog
   • „Als Underdog hat Otto Rehhagel, die vom Anstreicher zum Bohemien gewandelte Trainerlegende, seine spektakulärsten Erfolge gefeiert.“„…“^[1]
     • „As underdog has Otto Rehhagel, wo became from a painter a couch legend, celebrated his most spectacular achievements.“

Declension

References

1. ↑ “Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck zum nächsten Kantersieg”, in (Please provide the title of the work) (HTML), 2012-03-18, archived from the original on 2012-03-18, retrieved 2015-07-26

English

Noun

underdog ‎(plural underdogs)

1. 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.

2. Somebody at a disadvantage.
3. 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

Translations

See also

• also-ran

Anagrams

• grounded
• undergod