Underdog

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English underdog.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈandɐˌdɔk/
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  • Hyphenation: Un‧der‧dog

Noun

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Underdog m (strong, genitive Underdogs, plural Underdogs)

  1. underdog (competitor thought to be at disadvantage)
    Synonym: Außenseiter
    • Als Underdog hat Otto Rehhagel, die vom Anstreicher zum Bohemien gewandelte Trainerlegende, seine spektakulärsten Erfolge gefeiert.[1]
      As an underdog, Otto Rehhagel, the house painter turned bohemian manager legend, celebrated his most spectacular successes.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Stolpe, Daniel, Kleinemas, Martin (2012 March 18) “Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck zum nächsten Kantersieg”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1] (HTML), 0173-8437 →ISSN Invalid ISSN, archived from the original on 27 July 2015