Talk:underdog

High swing?

"A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc."

Which sport is that? -Ignacio Agulló

• This is probably a necro, but: I'm guessing that the editor meant playground swinging, like on a swingset. I have no idea if underdog would be used to describe such a swing, though.Anaphysik 17:23, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Etymology

I thought Underdog came from the lower operator of a large saw, known as a dog. Although, I can't remember the source for this so it may have been intended as humorous 86.179.250.207 10:30, 2 September 2015 (UTC)