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From under- +‎ dog.

underdog (plural underdogs)

A competitor thought unlikely to win.
Synonyms: little guy, rank outsider
- 2004 August 30, The New Yorker, page 40:
  In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (the Canadians!)
- 2014 March 9, Jacob Steinberg, “Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals”, in The Guardian:
  The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.
Somebody at a disadvantage.
Synonym: bottom dog
- 1942, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Casablanca:
  Laszlo: Isn't it strange that you always happened to be fighting on the side of the underdog?
  Rick: Yes. I found that a very expensive hobby, too. But then I never was much of a businessman.
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.

competitor thought unlikely to win

Arabic: مستضعف
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: аутса́йдер m (autsájder)
Catalan: ventafocs (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 失敗者／失败者 (zh) (shībàizhě), 受迫者 (shòupòzhě), 劣勢方／劣势方 (lièshì fāng), 不被看好的一方 (bù bèi kàn hǎo de yī fāng), 弱旅
Czech: outsider (cs) m
Danish: outsider (da) c
Dutch: underdog (nl) m
Esperanto: eksterulo
Finnish: altavastaaja (fi)
French: outsider (fr) m
German: Außenseiter (de) m, Underdog (de) m
Hebrew: אנדרדוג m (ánderdog)
Hungarian: esélytelen (hu)
Indonesian: bedebah (id), pecundang (id)
Italian: perdente (it) m, outsider (it) m, underdog (it) m
Japanese: 敗残者 (ja) (はいざんしゃ, haizansha)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: а́утсајдер m (áutsajder)
Portuguese: azarão m
Russian: аутса́йдер (ru) m (autsájdɛr), андердо́г (ru) m (andɛrdóg), проигра́вший (ru) m (proigrávšij), побеждённая сторона́ f (pobeždjónnaja storoná), подчини́вшаяся сторона́ f (podčinívšajasja storoná), неуда́чник (ru) m (neudáčnik)
Spanish: tapado (es) m (Argentina), cenicienta (es) f, maleta (es) m or f (Mexico),
Swedish: underdog (sv) c, mindrevärdig c, loser (sv) c
Thai: มวยรอง (muai-rɔɔng), ไก่รองบ่อน (th) (gài-rɔɔng-bɔ̀n), เบี้ยล่าง (th) (bîia-lâang)
Turkish: ezilen kişi

somebody at a disadvantage

Chinese:
Mandarin: 弱者 (zh) (ruòzhě), 處於劣勢的人／处于劣势的人 (chǔyú lièshì de rén), 屌丝 (zh) (diǎosī)
Esperanto: malfavorulo
Finnish: altavastaaja (fi)
Hungarian: hátrányos helyzetű, elnyomott (hu)
Icelandic: lítilmagni (is) m
Italian: oppresso (it) m, underdog (it) m
Japanese: 弱者 (ja) (じゃくしゃ, jakusha)
Portuguese: desfavorecido (pt)
Spanish: sotanero m

underdog m (invariable)

underdog
- 2023 June 28, Session of Parliament, spoken by Giuseppe Conte:
  Oggi bisogna dire alla Presidente Meloni che la favola dell'underdog, della svantaggiata, che ha astutamente lei elaborato non funziona più. Gli italiani pretendono risultati e non si accontentano più della favola di chi si è auto-rappresentato come la novità della politica....
  Today we must tell President Meloni that the story of her being an underdog, of being disadvantaged, that she cleverly devised no longer works. The Italian people demand results and they will no longer settle with the story of a self-proclaimed novelty of politics....

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