# potshot

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A shot taken at an easy or random target.
2. Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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