Posted by VOR
on May 26, 2012, 9:31 pm, in reply to "understand the concept of "sucker bet" or "off the board""
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long shot
noun
1.
a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
2.
an attempt or undertaking that offers much but in which there is little chance for success.
3.
Movies, Television .*snip*
That means that by definition, the 2 Lotus powered cars are the quintessential long shot.
Under the definition of long shot, Marty Roth and/or Milka Duno were the poster children for Long Shots to win - a long shot is a hail mary...you bet on them because you'll have a huge reward with a very teeny chance of success.
You're the one who changed the definition to suit your own purposes.
Under dog is
un·der·dog
[uhn-der-dawg, -dog] Show IPA
noun
1.
a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict.
So, Marty Roth and Milka Duno were both Under Dogs as well. As are the Lotus powered cars.
As a matter of fact, Thesaurus.com has both "under dog" and "long shot" listed as synonyms for dark horse.
http://thesaurus.com/browse/long+shot?s=t
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