cheap shot
noun
a covert, unsportsmanlike, and illegal act of deliberate roughness, especially in football, often calculated to injure an opponent.
any mean or unsportsmanlike remark or action, especially one directed at a defenseless or vulnerable person.
Words nearby cheap shot
che guevara,
che sarà sarà,
cheap,
cheap at twice the price,
cheap out,
cheap shot,
cheap skate,
cheap-jack,
cheapen,
cheapie,
cheapo
Idioms and Phrases with cheap shot
cheap shot
An unfair or unsporting verbal attack, as in You called him an amateur? That's really taking a cheap shot. The term originated in sports, especially American football, where it signifies deliberate roughness against an unprepared opponent. [Slang; second half of 1900s]