Definition
Determined and willing to fight or compete despite being small, weak, or outnumbered; having a feisty spirit.
Etymology
From 'scrap' (meaning a fight or quarrel) plus the suffix '-y'. The word 'scrap' comes from Old Norse 'skrapa' meaning to scrape or scratch. The '-y' suffix turns it into an adjective describing someone who has the quality of scrapping or fighting.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'scrappy underdog' became hugely popular in sports culture because humans love rooting for the smaller competitor who refuses to quit—it's the David versus Goliath story replayed everywhere from Rocky movies to March Madness basketball.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধী
pro-ti-ro-dhee
CACatalà
valeros
vah-le-rohss
DADansk
kampdyg
kamp-dee-g
DEDeutsch
kämpferisch
kam-pfeh-rish
ELΕλληνικά
ατρόμητος
a-troh-mee-tos
ESEspañol
valiente
vah-lee-en-teh
FAفارسی
سرسخت
se-res-khaht
FISuomi
taisteleva
taiste-le-va
FRFrançais
débrouillard
deh-broo-ee-yar
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-nee
ITItaliano
combattivo
kom-bat-tee-voh
KO한국어
끈기 있는
kgeun-gi e-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-nee
NLNederlands
gevechtlust
geh-vecht-lust
NONorsk
kampdyk
kamp-dee-k
PLPolski
odważny
od-vazh-nyy
PTPortuguês
esperto
es-peh-rtoh
RORomână
tenace
teh-na-seh
RUРусский
стойкий
stoy-kiy
SVSvenska
kämparisk
kam-pa-reesk
SWKiswahili
mjanja
mjan-ya
TAதமிழ்
தீவிரமான
tee-veera-maan-ah
TRTürkçe
azimli
ah-zee-mlee
UKУкраїнська
витривальний
vit-ree-va-lnyy
VITiếng Việt
kiên cường
khee-en-kyeong