angle shot

angle shot

1. simple past tense and past participle of angle shoot

angle shot (plural angle shots)

1. (slang, poker) An act performed in order to angle-shoot; a trick used to gain unfair advantage.
   • 2008 June 25, John Phan, “WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A”, in CardPlayer:

     I'll always gamble, anytime, but he's taking so many angle shots at the table it's not even funny.

   • 2009 May 31, Barbara Connors, “Angle-Shooting: Dishonorable Discharge”, in PokerPlayer:

     Angle shots are used to gain an unfair advantage in the game-to obtain information that a player shouldn't legally have yet, or to manipulate opponents. What can make angle shots so frustrating is that they are nearly always impossible to prove.

2. A shot taken at an angle.
   • 2015 May 6, Ashley Hudgins, “Mathews tennis improves record to 11-0”, in Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal:

     Wood, number six, played strong and had little trouble defeating Elisa Morgan, 8-0, using lots of topspin and angle shots.

   • 2012, Ray DiZazzo, Corporate Media Production, →ISBN, page 65:

     This is an angle shot from a low position with the camera looking upward.