giant killing
Weak beats strong
Giant killing is an upset victory where a weaker competitor defeats a much stronger one, especially in sports.
The term evokes David and Goliath—the underdog toppling the favorite against all odds: The fourth-division club's giant killing shocked the football world.
A team known for such upsets may be called giant killers.
- slayerOne who kills
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- little guyOrdinary person, not powerful
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
- GoliathBiblical giant warrior
David and Goliath · upset · cup upset · FA Cup · triumph · against all odds · monster · ogre · titan · beanstalk · fairy tale · sword · hero · conquest · beast · colossus · vanquish · slay
- legendary featsepic quests, David and Goliath, John Henry, dragon slaying, trial by combat
- Cup CompetitionsFA Cup, knockout rounds, knockout stage, cup run, final
- mythic warsRagnarok, war in heaven, twilight of the gods, order vs chaos, Armageddon