cheap shot

Definition of Cheap Shot in English :

1. cheap shot

an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person

2. cheap shot

an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence

Example Sentences:
'he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cheap Shot

noun

Australian and US

an abusive remark

He always throws out the tacky comment and the cheap shot. He has no class.

Insults and cheap shots have increasingly substituted intelligent debate.

Slang

an unnecessarily rough or mean action or remark against which there is no ready defense

n.

An unfair or unsporting verbal attack on a vulnerable target.