- published: 15 May 2013
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An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win (the favorite), is defeated by an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom. The underdog then becomes a giant-killer.
The meaning of the word has popularly been attributed to the surprising defeat of the horse Man o' War by the horse Upset (the loss was the only one in Man o' War's career, though Man o' War later defeated Upset), though the term pre-dates that 1919 race.
In 2002, George Thompson, a lexicographic researcher, used the full-text online search capabilities of the New York Times databases to trace the usage of the verb to upset and the noun upset. The latter was seen in usage as early as 1877. Thompson's research debunked one popular theory of the term's origin, namely that it was first used after the Thoroughbred racehorse Upset became the only horse to defeat the legendary Man o' War in 1919.
The meaning of the word "upset" has long included "an overthrowing or overturn of ideas, plans, etc." (see OED definition 6b), from which the sports definition almost surely derived. "Upset" also once referred to "a curved part of a bridle-bit, fitting over the tongue of the horse," and though the modern sports meaning of "upset" was first used far more for horse races than for any other competition, there is no evidence of a connection. The name of the horse "Upset" came from the "trouble" or "distress" meaning of word (as shown by the parallelism of the name of Upset's stablemate, Regret).
(Intro- Yo Gotti)I go hard on them haters leave them
upsetlike the Grizzlies beat'n tha Lakers that's an
upset(Chorus)I go hard on them haters that's an upsetlike
the Grizzlies beat'n tha Lakers this an upsetCars all
white, rims offsetNow if I fuck ya bitch that's an
upsetHey, an upsetAye, an upsetNigga I'll fuck ya bitch
and leave you upsetHey, an upsetAye,
an upsetI go hard on these hater til they upset
(Verse 1- Starlito)Niggas wildin in tha club throwin
up setsI'm gettin money fuckin hoes got em' upsetLike
the 16 seed in the Final FourA 16 without a seed is
what I'm tryna smokeThat's my kinda drodown in Orange
MoundGot a fine lil hoejus got a spot in Memphis been
grindin so(hard)Betta tell em' YoI go upside ya head
bout my fetti thoCut tha check homeboy shit fuck thatNiggas
are not loyal I don't trust shitYou an upsetThat's
what my southside slut saidThat's Cashville tough talk
I give her rough sexAll white everything okay what's
next? I'm only fuckin with tha green,
green nigga suspectsYa homeboys wasnt round you wasn't
tough yetA nigga swerve up on ya,
you won't get to bust backChorus
(Verse 2- Yo Gotti)Ok Lito got me on my rapping shit,
ok my snapping shitLito, ima need one track for this
no adlibs or shitOne take 1K one chain 100KOne house
a couple milBitches fake my niggas realYea you niggas
ill you niggas sickAnd I go hard on a nigga bout his
main bitchI be on that gang shit that Sadam Hussein
shitEye for eye ride for my guy bigidy bang shit That's
offset when the rims bow leggedThe more you get her
upset the more I burn ya hoe headNow that's an upset
stomachThe more you think about it don't it make you
wanna vomitUgh virus white like Miley CyrusPolice and
niggas out here ridin with sirensNiggas throwin temper
tantrums pissy fits silenceWe ain't on that bitchin