Potshot

adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Drunk. obsolete, slang
Noun
  1. 1
    A shot taken at an easy or random target.

    "to take a potshot at"

  2. 2
    a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) wordnet
  3. 3
    Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot. figuratively

    "He takes his share of potshots (mostly at the Da Vinci surgical robot), but the conscience of the film is in the stories of Essure, a procedure marketed to women as a hassle-free alternative to tubal ligation"

  4. 4
    criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To fire potshots.

    "Howard appeared in the doorway. “Say, Sig, go down to the corral and saddle up Teddy for Steve, will you? Some of his friends have been potshotting at him again. No damage done, except to my feelings, but there's nothing like being careful.”"

  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of potshoot form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pot + shot. 1858, shot taken for the (cooking) pot, namely for food; see pothunter. Sense “opportunistic criticism” from 1926. Sense “drunk” from obsolete pot (“cup used for drinking liquor”).

Etymology 2

From pot + shot. 1858, shot taken for the (cooking) pot, namely for food; see pothunter. Sense “opportunistic criticism” from 1926. Sense “drunk” from obsolete pot (“cup used for drinking liquor”).

Etymology 3

From pot + shot. 1858, shot taken for the (cooking) pot, namely for food; see pothunter. Sense “opportunistic criticism” from 1926. Sense “drunk” from obsolete pot (“cup used for drinking liquor”).

Etymology 4

From pot + shot. 1858, shot taken for the (cooking) pot, namely for food; see pothunter. Sense “opportunistic criticism” from 1926. Sense “drunk” from obsolete pot (“cup used for drinking liquor”).

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