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not cricket

not cricket adjective: unsportsmanlike.

Adjective

not cricket (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively, humorous, idiomatic) Unsportsmanlike.

Questions about not cricket

What does not cricket mean?
Not cricket means unsportsmanlike.
What part of speech is not cricket?
Not cricket is an adjective.

Words near not cricket in the dictionary

  1. not but
  2. not by a jugful
  3. not by any manner of means
  4. not by any means
  5. not care beans
  6. not cricket
  7. not do someone any favors
  8. not do someone any favours
  9. not dog
  10. not dogs
  11. not done

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