Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person;
2.
an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence;
- Example: "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cheap shot
n 1: an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a
defenseless person
2: an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence;
"he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap
shot at the quarterback"