underachiever

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Etymology

From underachieve +‎ -er or under- +‎ achiever.

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Noun

underachiever (plural underachievers)

  1. One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected.
    Antonym: overachiever
    • 1990 September 23, Wendy Doniger, “Why the Body Is Disgusting”, in The New York Times‎:
      Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever.
    • 2000, “Skinner's Sense of Snow”, in The Simpsons, season 12 (television production):
      Bart: (reading his permanent record) "Underachiever and proud of it." How old is this thing?
    • 2005 November 3, Ned Martel, “The Unlikely Progress of a Barely Motivated Underachiever”, in The New York Times‎:
      For the TLC undertaking, he employs only underachievers, cronies who have been hired for their ability to make the work site madcap and, therefore, filmable.
    • 2010, “Doin' It Again”, in How I Got Over, performed by The Roots:
      This unsung, underrated, under-appreciated / The one them underachievers had underestimated / Finally graduated, I'm one of the most hated

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