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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'dark horse' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions dark horse noun  (context, idiom, politics): A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. (context, rare) An unexpected success. Everyone was expecting the red team to win, but the greens were the in the event. Etymology: Originally an allusion to an unknown horse winning a race, as used in an 1831 novel s:The Young Duke, The Young Duke by w:Benjamin Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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