underdoggy
underdoggy adjective: characteristic of an underdog.
Adjective
underdoggy (comparative more underdoggy, superlative most underdoggy)
- Characteristic of an underdog.
- MEN AT WORK […] There was something underdoggy about the name as well that I quite liked. It kind of always struck me as coming up from underneath or something.2019, Adam Dolgins, The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names
- The bar is low, so it’s actually a relief when a zombified Ye does his best impression of his own past music: He’s a little underdoggy, a little indignant, a little meditative, drifting in Auto-Tune and rapping over an array of top-shelf samples.2026 April 1, Kieran Press-Reynolds, “Kanye West: Bully Album Review”, in Pitchfork
- Synonyms:
- underdoggish
Synonyms of underdoggy
Forms of underdoggy
| comparative | more underdoggy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most underdoggy |
Origin of underdoggy
From underdog + -y.
Questions about underdoggy
- What does underdoggy mean?
- Underdoggy means characteristic of an underdog.
- What part of speech is underdoggy?
- Underdoggy is an adjective.
Words near underdoggy in the dictionary
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