underdogism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English underdog Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English underdogism From underdog + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Tenacious support for the underdog, or disadvantaged party
That creed, as it emerges from a study of the sacred oxen, is underdogism, which may be called egalitarianism or the yearning to level; […]
1980, Lester O'Shea, Tampering with the Machinery, →ISBN, page 131:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underdoggism | alternative | lexicographic |