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minus-squareCommunistBear [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·6 days agoCritical support to the NY DA in intentionally sandbagging the prosecution to let the CEO slayer off
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 days agoWhat does “sandbagging” mean in this context? I’ve never heard that before
minus-squareThe_Jewish_Cuban [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 days agoSand bagging is a term which refers to intentionally doing bad so your team loses. It’s often used in sports or games to describe intentionally losing
minus-squarecoolusername@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoin martial arts it means intentionally keeping your belt ranking low so you can easily win competitions
minus-squareThe_Jewish_Cuban [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoAh that makes sense. I wonder if the meaning is the same in other sports and I just wasn’t aware of the nuance
Critical support to the NY DA in intentionally sandbagging the prosecution to let the CEO slayer off
What does “sandbagging” mean in this context? I’ve never heard that before
Sand bagging is a term which refers to intentionally doing bad so your team loses. It’s often used in sports or games to describe intentionally losing
in martial arts it means intentionally keeping your belt ranking low so you can easily win competitions
Ah that makes sense. I wonder if the meaning is the same in other sports and I just wasn’t aware of the nuance