sandbagging

Intentionally withholding information (including not doing your best at an activity) in order to surprise someone later.

Examples:
- "Check-raise" in poker (showing weakness despite to encourage someone else betting, knowing you likely have a superior hand). Also known as "slow-playing."
- Implying that you have bad news, then revealing good news

Chuck made a sad face. "I have bad news," he said. After a pause, he broke into a grin. "Just kidding - I got the job! I was sandbagging you."

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Jen checked on the flop and turn, then went all-in on the river. It turned out she had flopped a full house and was sandbagging until the river.

by JoshAllover January 11, 2018

sandbagging

Not try your hardest.

He was sandbagging in that one on one basketball game.

by Always Right And You Know It April 4, 2017

Reverse Sandbagging

To hustle or to give great effort

“We’re back in the game thanks to his reverse sandbagging.”

“I have mastered the art of the reverse sandbag”

by OG SENDER #2 June 23, 2019

eavesdropping sandbags on ya 6ix9ine.:

The art of practicing silence waist deceptively listening ... Oh what is "on ya 6ix9ine.:" referencing, The old saying goes, Curiosity suffocated the cat.

I'm onto thy eavesdropping sandbags on ya 6ix9ine.:

by 666-499 November 17, 2018

Sandbagging

Sandbagging is where a man has sex on a beach or other sandy location

Andy sandbagged her on the beach. “Craig” what did you and Rachel do last night? Andy” just a bit of gentle sandbagging whilst listening to the waves”

by Mystikal 234 January 19, 2021

sandbagged

v. Signed to a rich sports contract by an evil empire with questionable morality.

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Many football stars are being sandbagged. Where will it end?

Probably Oman.

by gnostic3 July 5, 2023

Sandbaging

When someone shaves their balls and has a 5'oclock ball shaddow and drags it across a persons face.

After crossfit Brad kept sandbaging my face, so now I have ball burn.

by Nondairyrumble October 17, 2017