UNDERDOG

underdog

(noun) one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• favourite, favorite

• sure bet

• safe bet

• top dog

Anagrams

• grounded, undergod

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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