First Known Use: 1843
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1potshot
noun pot·shot \-ˌshät\
: a gunshot that is fired in a careless way or at an easy target
Full 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
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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
Rhymes with POTSHOT
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2potshot
verb
potshotpot·shot·ting
Definition of POTSHOT
intransitive verb
: to take a potshot
transitive verb
: to attack or shoot with a potshot
First Known Use of POTSHOT
1913
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