underachiever

Etymology

underachieve + -er

noun

  1. One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected.
    Bart: (reading his permanent record) "Underachiever and proud of it." How old is this thing? 2000, “Skinner's Sense of Snow”, in The Simpsons, season 12 (television production)
    This unsung, underrated, under-appreciated / The one them underachievers had underestimated / Finally graduated, I'm one of the most hated 2010, “Doin' It Again”, in How I Got Over, performed by The Roots

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