Dictionary Definition
underdog n : one at a disadvantage and expected
to lose
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- 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
- 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.
Translations
competitor thought unlikely to win
- Dutch: underdog
- Finnish: altavastaaja
- Spanish: tapado (Argentina)
- Portuguese: mané
somebody at a disadvantage
See also
Extensive Definition
Underdog may refer to:
- Underdog (competition), a participant in a fight, conflict, or game who is not expected to win
Television and film
- Underdog (TV series), an American animated television show
- Underdog (film), (2007) a live-action film based on the cartoon
Music
- The Underdogs (duo), an American R&B/pop production duo
Songs
- "Underdog" (song), by Rock Star Supernova
- "Underdog" (Testeagles song)
- "Underdogs" (Manic Street Preachers song)
- "Underdog", by the Jonas Brothers from It's About Time
- "Underdog", by Anastacia, the B-side of "Cowboys & Kisses"
- "Underdog", by Sly & the Family Stone from A Whole New Thing
- "The Underdog", by Spoon from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Albums
- Underdog (album), by Audio Adrenaline
- Underdog (Exilia album)
- Underdogs, by the Matthew Good Band
- Underdogz EP, by the Axe Murder Boyz
- The Underdog EP, by Yellowcard
- The Underdog/El Subestimado, by Tego Calderón
- Underdog (Atlanta Rhythm Section album), by Atlanta Rhythm Section
Other uses
- The Underdogs (novel), a novel by Mariano Azuela
- Topdog/Underdog, a play by Suzan-Lori Parks
- Underdog, another name for a breed of dog known as the Turnspit Dog
- Underdog, a nickname for American grappler Ariel Gasperini
See also
- Home of the Underdogs, an abandonware archive
underdog in German: Underdog
underdog in French: Underdog
underdog in Portuguese: Underdog