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What is the meaning of dark horse
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.there are two modern interperetations of this phrase - the original, which is - someone or something who wins or succeeds against the odds and expectations, and a second meaning - somone who is shown to be keeping a secret. I believe it originates from horse racing years ago, when it was hard to distinguish one horse from another, especially 'dark horses' with no distinguishing marks, which made it easy to swap one for another and win against the odds.