Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cheap_shot

2 senses of cheap shot

Sense 1
cheap shot -- (an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)
       => shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe -- (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets")

Sense 2
cheap shot -- (an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence; "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback")
       => shot -- (a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin")