Definition
Dishonest, sneaky, or deceptive; done secretly or unfairly without being obvious.
Etymology
From under + hand, originally a sporting term describing a throw where the hand stays below shoulder height, which was considered less powerful and thus 'sneaky' or tricky.
Kelly Says
An underhand throw in tennis or bowling is actually legal but looks weaker—the term became associated with dishonesty because people used it to disguise their true intent, making it hard for opponents to react.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ምስል
en-de mis-il
CACatalà
de sota
deh so-ta
CSČeština
pod rukavicí
pod roo-ka-vi-tsi
DADansk
underhånds
oon-der-hants
DEDeutsch
unterhand
oon-ter-hant
ELΕλληνικά
υπόγεια
ee-po-gee-ah
ESEspañol
debajo de la mesa
deh-bah-ho deh la meh-sah
FAفارسی
زیر دستی
zeer-da-sht-ee
FISuomi
alapuolelta
a-la-poo-lelt-a
FRFrançais
sous-main
soo-mɛ̃
HUMagyar
alacsony
a-la-chon-yi
IDBahasa Indonesia
di bawah
di ba-haw
ITItaliano
sottomano
so-tto-mah-noh
MSBahasa Melayu
di bawah tangan
di ba-haw tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်အောက်
let-a-o-uk
NLNederlands
onderhand
ohn-der-hant
NONorsk
underhånd
oon-der-haand
PLPolski
pod ręką
pod reh-koo
PTPortuguês
por baixo da mão
por ba-y-zu duh mah̃
RORomână
sub mâna
sub maa-na
RUРусский
подручный
pad-ruch-nyy
SVSvenska
underhand
oon-der-hant
SWKiswahili
chini
chi-nee
UKУкраїнська
під рукою
pid rukoyu
VITiếng Việt
bên dưới
ben duoi