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The expression top dog is an idiomatic for the boss or the leader. In a competition, it is also the favorite or the one expected to win, and the opposite of the underdog. It may be a shorthand reference for a dominance hierarchy. Many an argument has been had over said term. Fictional characters like Shane Daly, of the O.C domain, have claimed to be top dog, when in fact the sap is more realistically "L'il Bow Wow". Stephen Quaid is top dog currently, yet it remains to be seen if young daly will in fact kick his dog into touch and try and reclaim the crown.
The name Top Dog may refer to:
- Top Dog Sportswear, a Brazilian sportswear company founded in 1993 - [1]
- Top Dog (film), a 1995 action film with Chuck Norris
- Top Dog (2002 film), a short British drama film
- Top Dog (rapper), member of the hip hop group O.G.C.
- Top Dog (comics), a character from The Secret Life of Top Dog series
- Top Dog (record label), a record label started by Kid Rock in July 1994
- Top Dog Software, a late software company
- Top Dog, a bar in Cherry Hill, New Jersey (no longer open)
- 'Top' is the name of a dog in The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
- Top Dog (arcade), a defunct arcade in Northeastern Pennsylvania.