Usually means: Unfair, not adhering to rules.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. not cricket: Merriam-Webster
  2. not cricket, not cricket: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. not cricket: Collins English Dictionary
  4. not cricket: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. not cricket: Wiktionary
  6. not cricket: Dictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. not cricket: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. not cricket: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (idiomatic, figuratively, humorous) Unsportsmanlike.

Similar:
cricketing, fair, sporting, chippy, sportsmanly, kicky, short, sportslike, silly, timed out, more...

Opposite:
fair, just, honorable, ethical, sportsmanlike

Types:
unfair, dishonest, underhanded, unscrupulous, unprincipled, devious, sleazy, shady, more...

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Similar:
cricketing, fair, sporting, chippy, sportsmanly, kicky, short, sportslike, silly, timed out, more...

Opposite:
fair, just, honorable, ethical, sportsmanlike

Types:
unfair, dishonest, underhanded, unscrupulous, unprincipled, devious, sleazy, shady, more...



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