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View synonyms for bottom dog

bottom dog

noun



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Word History and Origins

Origin of bottom dog1

First recorded in 1880–85; by analogy with top dog
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Example Sentences

It is when we have to deal with the "Bottom Dog" that we ignore the facts which plead so strongly in his defence.

The little horse in the horse-race, sah—the bottom dog in the dog-fight, sah.

It pleased her to think that she was patting the bottom dog's head.

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