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Definitions of underdog in various dictionaries:
noun - one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics.
One that is at a disadvantage.
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| Still seen in Thanksgiving parades, Wally Cox gave this hero his voice |
| Shoeshine Boy transformed himself into this superhero pooch who spent a lot of time saving Polly Purebred |
| In a 2007 film this mutt was able to leap tall buildings in a single bound after a mishap in the lab of Simon Barsinister |
| In TV cartoons, Shoeshine Boy would take an energy pill & become this canine superhero who spoke in rhyme |
| ("Have no fear...") |
| In sports, it's the team or player who is expected to lose to a much more powerful opponent |
| It's a "canine" antonym of front-runner, as well as a cartoon canine |
| Shoeshine Boy |
| "There's no need to fear", he "is here" |
| Someone expected to lose a contest or struggle |
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An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. An "underdog bet" is a bet on the underdog or outsider for which the odds are generally higher. * The first recorded uses of the term occurred in the second half of the 18th century; its first meaning was "the beaten dog in a fight".In American culture, underdogs are highly regarded. This harkens to core Judeo-Christian parables such as the story of David and Goliath, and reflects the ideal behind the American dream, where someone who is poor and/or weak can use hard work to achieve victory. Underdogs are most valorized in sporting culture, both in real events, such as the Miracle on Ice, and in popular culture depictions of sports, where the trope is omnipresent. The idea is so common that even when teams are evenly matched, |