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What (who) is gamesmanship - definition

UNWELCOME BEHAVIOR TO GAIN ADVANTAGE IN A GAME

Shithousery

gamesmanship

Gamesmanship is the art or practice of winning a game by clever methods which are not against the rules but are very close to cheating.

...a remarkably successful piece of diplomatic gamesmanship.

N-UNCOUNT

gamesmanship

¦ noun the art of winning games by using various ploys and tactics to gain a psychological advantage.

Derivatives

gamesman noun (plural gamesmen).

Gamesmanship

Gamesmanship is the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win or gain a serious advantage in a game or sport. It has been described as "Pushing the rules to the limit without getting caught, using whatever dubious methods possible to achieve the desired end".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamesmanship

Wikipedia

Gamesmanship

Gamesmanship is the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win or gain a serious advantage in a game or sport. It has been described as "Pushing the rules to the limit without getting caught, using whatever dubious methods possible to achieve the desired end". It may be inferred that the term derives from the idea of playing for the game (i.e., to win at any cost) as opposed to sportsmanship, which derives from the idea of playing for sport. The term was popularized by Stephen Potter's humorous 1947 book, The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (or the Art of Winning Games without Actually Cheating). It had, however, been used before by Ian Coster in his autobiographic book Friends in Aspic, published in 1939, where it was attributed to Francis Meynell.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamesmanship

Examples of use of gamesmanship

1. Such gamesmanship will go down disastrously in Turkey.

2. "The big issue here is one of gamesmanship," he said.

3. "I love the gamesmanship," he told Life magazine in 1'88.

4. "This is strictly an exercise in gamesmanship to cover their fannies," he said.

5. Indeed, some of the disputes may be political gamesmanship, Senate leadership aides suggested.