angle shooting

See also: angle-shooting

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Verb

angle shooting

1. present participle and gerund of angle shoot

Noun

angle shooting (uncountable)

1. (slang) Unethical behavior that is not clearly prohibited.
   • 2009 May 31, Barbara Connors, “Angle-Shooting: Dishonorable Discharge”, in PokerPlayer:

     Technically, angle shooting is not cheating. Angle shooters don't break the rules-they just make it their personal mission to bend them as much as humanly possible.

   • 2006, David Apostolico, Lessons From The Felt: Advanced Strategies And Tactics For No-Limit Hold'Em Poker Tournaments, →ISBN:

     Player One then turned his cards back over and got really upset accusing Player Two of angle shooting in order to see his cards.

2. (slang) The act of shooting at an angle.
   • 1993, Donald C. Steffens, Shooting outdoor videos, page 49:

     Another interesting technique to use is angle shooting. Action shot obliquely appears slower than the same action viewed at right angles

   • 2006, Frank Eugene Beaver, Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art, →ISBN, page 11:

     Early sets tended to be theatrical and flat, and, therefore, were limited in the dimensionality that would have allowed angle shooting.