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a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream
- unable to get work in mainstream films, the actor ended up in Hollywood's underbelly—the porn industry
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2
the side or part facing downward from something
- the underbelly of the old submarine is in bad shape
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3
a vulnerable point
- the vast, thinly guarded southern border was obviously the underbelly of the nation's line of defense
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“Underbelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underbelly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of underbelly was in 1942
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