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noun

a covert, unsportsmanlike, and illegal act of deliberate roughness, especially in football, often calculated to injure an opponent.

any mean or unsportsmanlike remark or action, especially one directed at a defenseless or vulnerable person.

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cheap shot definition

n.
a remark that takes advantage of someone else's vulnerability. : It's easy to get a laugh with a cheap shot at cats.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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cheap shot

An unfair or unsporting verbal attack, as in You called him an amateur? That's really taking a cheap shot. The term originated in sports, especially American football, where it signifies deliberate roughness against an unprepared opponent. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

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