Underbelly Definition & Meaning

underbelly
noun
  1. lower side; "the underbellies of clouds"
  2. the soft belly or underside of an animal's body
  3. the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill

"Underbelly" in song lyrics

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  • "Tryin' take you out this rap on the Underbelly"
    Brotha Lynch Hung — The Corpse Came to Dinner
  • "George Freeman played by Peter O'Brien in Underbelly"
    Daily Mail — Daily Mail

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