cheap shot
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
noun
A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target.
Example Sentences
- "Attacking a goalie trying to make a save is a total cheap shot, I think."
- "School bullies always take cheap shots at kids with glasses."
- "It's a charge Rubin breezily makes while dredging up the fact that, years ago, Clinton got cheated on, itself a cheap shot that is irrelevant to the controversy at hand."
- "He got right to it with an opening jab against “old ideas,” and then a direct slap, asking Biden: “Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?” Um, no. It was a big backfire, a cheap shot that fell to the floor."