potshot

¹pot·shot

noun \-ˌshät\

Definition of POTSHOT

1

: a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target

2

: a critical remark made in a random or sporadic manner

Examples of POTSHOT

1. A sniper was on the roof taking potshots at passing cars.

Origin of POTSHOT

from the notion that such a shot is unsportsmanlike and worthy only of one whose object is to fill the cooking pot

First Known Use: 1858

Rhymes with POTSHOT

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