when one person or group of persons does not start doing well until no one expects them to succeed
"wtf bro, the caps got some underdog syndrome. They don't start playing well until the other team is beating them."
by rneb May 13, 2012
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The Underdog Syndrome is when people root for the underdog.
Underdog Syndrome:
When someone roots for Milano instead of Real

Madrid

When someone says Animals is a better album than Dark Side Of The Moon
by LisaFraiHot August 4, 2018
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Underdog Syndrome is the behavior that an individual begins to have trying to receive sympathy from his fellows.

One of the most common examples might be people victimizing themselves in order to be noticed or to attack someone.
"I got fired from my job, probably is because my boss was homophobic!"

"Nah, dude, i'm sure It was because you went a whole month without going to work. You're suffering from Underdog Syndrome!"
by MostardaDoge June 16, 2021
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