"cheap shot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cheap shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheap shot (plural cheap shots)
  1. A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
    Sense id: en-cheap_shot-en-noun-1SCG8zLq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (by analogy) A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target. Synonyms (an unfair remark): low blow
    Sense id: en-cheap_shot-en-noun-WHBTx6NT Disambiguation of 'an unfair remark': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheap-shot, cheapshot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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