underdog
/ˈʌndɚˌdɔɡ/ noun B2- A competitor thought unlikely to win. · They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.
- 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.
Plural underdogs
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When they finally arrived at the Winter Games in Calgary, Canada, they were complete underdogs.
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