Definition of dark horse
dark horse
- usually "dark horse candidate." A candidate in a political race who is unknown but rises to prominence.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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| Definitions include: really good. | |
| Definitions include: uninformed, ignorant. | |
| Definitions include: a very early time in the morning. | |
| Definitions include: very early in the day. | |
| Definitions include: a very late - or very early - time of the day. | |
| Definitions include: a very early time in the morning. | |
| Definitions include: a very late - or very early - time of the day. | |
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| Definitions include: to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago. | |
| Definitions include: a cramp of the leg. | |
| Definitions include: when eating, to often eat a lot. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: a position of arrogance. | |
| Definitions include: to make one's future success dependent on something. | |
| Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
| Definitions include: heroin. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: a formulaic "western" (that is - a story about the American West.) | |
| Definitions include: idiot; "jackass". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense | |
| Definitions include: horse's ass. | |
| Definitions include: to have a large penis. | |
| Definitions include: to judge a gift harshly. | |
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