POTSHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potshot mean? 

• POTSHOT (noun)
  The noun POTSHOT has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: POTSHOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POTSHOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("potshot" is a kind of...):

shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

reporters took potshots at the mayor

Hypernyms ("potshot" is a kind of...):

criticism; unfavorable judgment (disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings)