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IDEA.org / Words / cheap hit
Related — bargain (Favorable purchase price); knockoff (Unauthorized replica product); discount (Reduced price offered); tacky · flimsy · shoddy · sucker punch · low blow · tabloid · sensational · clickbait · viral · scandal
legitimacy/fairnesscheap hit ≠ clean hit Uncontested fair contact; fair play · textbook tackle
intent/charactercheap hit ≠ good sportsmanship Honorable conduct in competition; gentlemanly conduct
skill and qualitycheap hit ≠ precision strike Targeted military attack
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/cheap_hit