Usually means: Unfair hit in vulnerable spot.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word cheap shot:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. cheap-shot, cheap shot: Merriam-Webster
  2. cheap shot: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. cheap shot: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cheap shot: Vocabulary.com
  5. cheap-shot: Wordnik
  6. cheap-shot, cheap shot: Wiktionary
  7. cheap shot: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. cheap shot: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. cheap shot: Dictionary.com
  10. cheap shot: Rhymezone
  11. cheap shot: FreeDictionary.org
  12. cheap shot: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. cheap shot: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cheap shot: A Word A Day
  2. cheap shot: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cheap shot: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Cheap Shot: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See cheap_shots as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cheap shot)

noun:  A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
noun:  (by analogy) A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target.

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