undercard

noun

un·​der·​card ˈən-dər-ˌkärd How to pronounce undercard (audio)
: a program (as of boxing matches) supporting the featured match

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Amato scored two wins on Saturday’s undercard to the Pacific Classic with record-setting Gold Phoenix taking the Grade II Del Mar Handicap for an unprecedented fourth straight year and Motorious winning the Grade III Green Flash for a third straight year (via disqualification). Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 After over a year on the shelf, Baffert felt good about Nysos and threw him right into the mix in the grade 1 seven-furlong Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard. Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Additional information, including the co-main event and undercards, will be announced in the coming weeks. Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025 Serrano and Taylor previously fought on Netflix in November 2024 as part of the undercard for the Paul-Mike Tyson bout. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for undercard

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undercard was in 1926

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“Undercard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercard. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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