Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Secretly; clandestinely; underhand; unfairly: opposed to aboveboard.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under
aboveboard .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun construction A
board that lies beneath something.
Etymologies
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Examples
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David M. Nieporent: if tinted windows make traffic stops more dangerous, then cops should go, er, underboard with their enforcement of tinted windows infractions, only pulling over such cars when absolutely necessary.
The Volokh Conspiracy » When a Police Officer Pulls Over a Law Student 2010
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When it comes to being secure from foreign terrorist attack, I choose somewhat overboard instead of underboard!
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David M. Nieporent: if tinted windows make traffic stops more dangerous, then cops should go, er, underboard with their enforcement of tinted windows infractions, only pulling over such cars when absolutely necessary.
The Volokh Conspiracy » When a Police Officer Pulls Over a Law Student 2010
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Never one to go underboard, Gingrich called for “explosively replac [ing] the failed bureaucracies of the past.”
Mr. Conservative 2008
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Never one to go underboard, Gingrich called for “explosively replac [ing] the failed bureaucracies of the past.”
Mr. Conservative 2008
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When it comes to being secure from foreign terrorist attack, I choose somewhat overboard instead of underboard!
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Not going overboard, but not going underboard either.
digg.com: Top News 2011
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Forgive us if we went a little overboard, or maybe underboard, with this first Holiday Media Molecule Talks LittleBigPlanet Moderation, New Patches and the Fun of Naughty Music If you can get through the four thousand "uhs" that kick off our latest AIM
Kotaku 2009
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Forgive us if we went a little overboard, or maybe underboard, with this first Holiday Media Molecule Talks LittleBigPlanet Moderation, New Patches and the Fun of Naughty Music If you can get through the four thousand "uhs" that kick off our latest AIM
Kotaku 2009
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Forgive us if we went a little overboard, or maybe underboard, with this first Holiday Media Molecule Talks LittleBigPlanet Moderation, New Patches and the Fun of Naughty Music If you can get through the four thousand "uhs" that kick off our latest AIM
Kotaku 2009
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