EGAVE

gamesmanship

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent.
    They kept the other team waiting on the field until the last possible moment – that was a clear case of gamesmanship.

Similar words

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