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Potshot Common

Potshot has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration

"reporters took potshots at the mayor"

3

A shot taken at an easy or random target.

Verb
1

To fire potshots.

See Also
fire shot potshots
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
shooting criticism
Rhyming Words
hot thot phot whot shot egghot hohhot upshot unshot midshot preshot hipshot subshot oneshot sunshot eyeshot outshot overhot isophot bigshot
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