How to pronounce underdog
American English pronunciation
UN-der-dawg
- IPA
- /ˈʌndɚˌdɔɡ/
- Syllables
- UN · der · dawg (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What underdog means
The player or team that people expect to lose
In a sentence: Everyone cheered when the underdog won the race.
Where it comes from: It's made of under and dog, like the dog that ends up on the bottom.
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