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cheap shot
noun
sports : an unfair hit made against an opponent
: something that one person says about another that is not kind or fair : a critical and unfair comment
Full Definition of CHEAP SHOT
1
: an act of deliberate roughness against a defenseless opponent especially in a contact sport <taking cheap shots at the quarterback>
2
: a critical statement that takes unfair advantage of a known weakness of the target
— cheap–shot transitive verb
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First Known Use of CHEAP SHOT
1971
Rhymes with CHEAP SHOT
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