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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Rudy Giuliani:

   This is a cheap shot.

4. Uma Thurman:

   Harvey assaulted me but that didn’t kill me, what really got me about the crash was that it was a cheap shot. I had been through so many rings of fire by that point. I had really always felt a connection to the greater good in my work with Quentin and most of what I allowed to happen to me and what I participated in was kind of like a horrible mud wrestle with a very angry brother. But at least I had some say, you know?

5. 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.