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.
The name Top Dog may refer to:
- Top Dog (comics), a character from The Secret Life of Top Dog series by Star Comics (a Marvel Comics imprint)
- Top Dog (film), a 1995 action film with Chuck Norris
- Top Dog (rapper), member of the hip hop group O.G.C.
- Top Dog, another name for the card game Big Two
- Top Dawg Entertainment, independent record label
Famous quotes related to top dog:
“We have to have wars now and then just to prove we’re top dog.”
—Reginald Berkeley (1890–1935)