cheap-shot

verb

To take a cheap shot at (an opponent).

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Meanings

nouncheap-shot (plural cheap-shots)

plural cheap-shots

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cheap shot.
verbcheap-shot (third-person singular simple present cheap-shots, present participle cheap-shotting, simple past and past participle cheap-shotted)

present singular third person cheap-shots · participle present cheap-shotting · participle past cheap-shotted · past cheap-shotted

  1. transitiveTo take a cheap shot at (an opponent).
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APA

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“cheap-shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheap-shot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheap-shot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheap-shot.

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