"bottom dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bottom dogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bottom dog (plural bottom dogs)
  1. An underdog (someone at a disadvantage).
    Sense id: en-bottom_dog-en-noun-dbI-gaV- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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