pot shot

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pot shot]
- /pɒt ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pot shot]
- /pɒt ʃɒt/

Definitions of pot shot words

noun pot shot a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport. 1
noun pot shot a shot at an animal or person within easy range, as from ambush. 1
noun pot shot a casual or aimless shot. 1
noun pot shot a random or incidental criticism: to take a potshot at military spending in a speech on taxation. 1
verb without object pot shot to fire or aim potshots: critics potshotting at the administration. 1
countable noun pot shot To take a pot shot at someone or something means to shoot at them without taking the time to aim carefully. 0

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Origin of pot shot

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; pot1 + shot1

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Parts of speech for Pot shot

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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pot shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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