sandbaggings

Noun

sandbagging (countable and uncountable, plural sandbaggings)

1. The act or process of filling and laying sandbags, such as before a storm in anticipation of flooding.
2. The striking of a person with a sandbag or other heavy object.
3. (figuratively) Hiding the full strength, skill, or difficulty of something or someone early in an engagement, in order to gain an advantage.
   • We've seen such games as Sandbagging (managers knowingly lowball sales forecasts as a negotiating ploy) spread with surprising speed, because when the game appears to “work” for one manager, others follow suit[…]2009, Mauricio Goldstein, Philip Read, Games at Work, Jossey-Bass, →ISBN, page 16
4. The act of bringing a claim for breach of a covenant or misrepresentation even though the person bringing the claim knew about the issue before closing the transaction and did it anyway.
   • “Sandbagging” in the M&A legal context refers to the right of the buyer to seek indemnification for a breach of a seller’s reps and warranties even though the buyer had knowledge of the misrepresentation on which it is basing its claim prior to the closing date. U.S. case law on sandbagging varies...2017, Stephen M. Bainbridge, Mergers and Acquisitions: A Transactional Perspective, St. Paul, MN: Foundation Press, →ISBN, page 346
5. (restaurant kitchen jargon) Serving premade food, such as precooked appetizers that need only reheating.