Underdog

Noun

 * 1) A competitor thought unlikely to win.
 * 2) * 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40
 * In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians
 * 1) Somebody at a disadvantage.
 * 2) 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

Thesaurus
also-ran, booby, casualty, defeatee, duck, fall guy, game loser, good loser, good sport, little fellow, little guy, loser, prey, scapegoat, sport, stooge, the vanquished, vanquished, victim

Etymology
From under + dog.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Simplified: 比赛前不被看好者
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * Polish: najsłabsze ogniwo,
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Thai: ม้ามืด


 * Chinese:
 * Simplified: 弱者; 处于劣势的人;


 * Finnish: heikompi (osapuoli)

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