Associations to the word «Underdog»

Wiktionary

UNDERDOG, noun. A competitor thought unlikely to win.
UNDERDOG, noun. Somebody at a disadvantage.
UNDERDOG, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

UNDERDOG, noun. One at a disadvantage and expected to lose.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain