Top Dog
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The expression top dog is an idiomatic for the boss
or the leader
. In a competition, it is also the favorite or the one expected to win, and the opposite of the underdog
. It may be a shorthand reference for a dominance hierarchy
.
The name Top Dog may refer to:
Supervisor
A supervisor, foreperson, team leader, overseer, cell coach, facilitator, or area coordinator is a manager in a position of trust in business...
or the leader
Leader
A leader is one who influences or leads others.Leader may also refer to:- Newspapers :* Leading article, a piece of writing intended to promote an opinion, also called an editorial* The Leader , published 1909–1967...
. In a competition, it is also the favorite or the one expected to win, and the opposite of the underdog
Underdog (competition)
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, frequently in electoral politics, sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. The party, team or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the rare case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. These...
. It may be a shorthand reference for a dominance hierarchy
Dominance hierarchy
A dominance hierarchy is the organization of individuals in a group that occurs when competition for resources leads to aggression...
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The name Top Dog may refer to:
- Top Dog (film)Top Dog (film)Top Dog is a 1995 comedy action film, directed by Aaron Norris and starring Chuck Norris.-Plot:The film opens as two white nationalists destroy an apartment complex where most of the residents are minorities....
, a 1995 action film with Chuck Norris - Top Dog (rapper)Top Dog (rapper)Top Dog is an American rapper, member of the Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, and the trio O.G.C.. Top Dog debuted on Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin in 1995, appearing on the single "Sound Bwoy Bureill" and the track "Cession at da Doghillee"...
, member of the hip hop group O.G.C. - Top Dog (comics)Top Dog (comics)Top Dog is a character from the comic book of the same name, published by Star Comics . Top Dog was created by Lennie Herman and Warren Kremer .-The Series:...
, a character from The Secret Life of Top Dog series - Top Dog, another name for the card game Big TwoBig TwoDeuces is a card game similar to the game of Asshole, Crazy Eights, Bullshit, Winner, and other shedding games. It is sometimes called "Chinese poker" because of its Chinese origin and its use of poker hands, though there is actually a different game by that name of an entirely different nature...