Origin of the term 'Underdog'
A Hike in Sawpit Gully area of the Creswick Forest initiated a discussion about Sawpits and the origin of the term 'Underdog' A quick online search for the origin of the term brings up several different options. Love the underdog Australians love the underdog, the person expected to lose a contest, game or struggle. We identify with the dogged determination of the humble triumphing over the over-hyped and spoilt favourite. Both sides of politics claim to be the underdog leading up to an election because they fear that being favourite will lose them votes. With Australian international sport in its current poor state (this was written in 2013), our sportsmen now have the consolation of being the underdogs to the arrogant, un-gentlemanly (according to Geoffrey Boycott) English cricketers and to the rampaging, arrogant All Blacks . We all know the meaning of the word but its origin is contested. I was reminded of the word when reading the background chapter of a renovation b