Meanings
nounundercard (plural undercards)
plural undercards
- A list of minor or supporting contests printed on the same bill as the main event (primarily fighting or racing, such as the main fight at a boxing match or wrestling, horse or car racing, etc.), occurring before or after the main event.
Phil Foden can hardly be called a member of Manchester City's undercard given his consistent brilliance, but his precious value was underlined again with a show of dazzling brilliance against Aston Villa.
2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC - The events so listed.
- card gamesA card lower than another given card or pair.
The eight on the turn was another undercard to her pair of nines
- governmentThe supporting candidate on a ticket, such as vice president.
Origin
Translations
Polish wydarzenie towarzyszące większej imprezie
- wydarzenie towarzyszące większej impreziesupporting events
Russian андерка́рт, разогре́в
- андерка́рт (anderkárt)supporting events
- разогре́в (razogrév)supporting events
- предпрогра́мма (predprográmma)supporting events
- разогрева́ющий поеди́нок (razogrevájuščij pojedínok)supporting events
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“undercard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercard. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercard.
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