underdog
(noun) one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
underdog (plural underdogs)
A competitor thought unlikely to win.
Synonym: little guy
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.
• favourite, favorite
• sure bet
• safe bet
• top dog
• grounded, undergod
Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
