Definitions for potshot

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potshot pot·shot

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IPA: /ˈpɒtˌʃɒt/

Potshot is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 121 anagrams from letters in potshot (hoopstt).

Definitions for potshot

noun

1. a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport.
2. a shot at an animal or person within easy range, as from ambush.
3. a casual or aimless shot.
4. a random or incidental criticism:

verb (used without object)

1. to fire or aim potshots:

Origin of potshot

First recorded in 1855-60; pot¹ + shot¹

Examples for potshot

I remember very distinctly saying, "Did you take the potshot at General Walker?"

Palin takes a potshot back in the book, mentioning Schmidt's "rotund physique."