POTSHOT

potshot

(noun) a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)

potshot

(noun) criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; “reporters took potshots at the mayor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

potshot (plural potshots)

A shot taken at an easy or random target.

Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

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Verb

potshot (third-person singular simple present potshots, present participle potshotting, simple past and past participle potshotted)

To fire potshots.

Anagrams

• hot pots, hot spot, hotpots, hotspot

Source: Wiktionary



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