Synonyms for cheap shot
cheap shot

Princeton's WordNet

1. cheap shotnoun

   an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person

2. cheap shotnoun

   an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence

   "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback"

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1. Hein Verbruggen:

   That is a rather cheap shot from people who today have the benefit of 25 years of hindsight.

2. Barack Obama:

   I have to express my disappointment at the cheap shot you took at Joe Biden via Twitter, it was unprofessional. I expect better.

3. Jesse Hullinger:

   Maple Mountain tried taking this cheap-shot right at the end of the year and it just totally backfired on them!

4. Adam Schiff:

   This is not something that should be done off-the-cuff by the President of the United States just looking for a cheap shot at his predecessor.

5. Robert Altman:

   Real art is without irony. Irony distances the author from his material. Irony is a product of something. It's not the reason for doing something. Irony is a cheap shot.