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cheapshot

cheapshot is the alternative spelling of cheap shot.

Meaning of cheap shot

Noun

cheap shot (plural cheap shots)

  1. A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
    • Attacking a goalie trying to make a save is a total cheap shot, I think.
  2. (broadly) A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target.
    • School bullies always take cheap shots at kids with glasses.
    Synonyms:
    potshot, low blow

Forms of cheapshot

pluralcheapshots

Questions about cheapshot

What is cheapshot the alternative spelling of?
Cheapshot is the alternative spelling of cheap shot.

Words near cheapshot in the dictionary

  1. cheapquel
  2. cheapquels
  3. cheaps
  4. cheaps out
  5. cheapshit
  6. cheapshot
  7. cheapshots
  8. Cheapside
  9. cheapskate
  10. cheapskates
  11. cheapstead

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