potshot

Meaning

Noun

1. A shot taken at an easy or random target.
2. (figuratively) Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

Verb

To fire potshots.

Adj

Drunk.

Synonyms

jab

Translations

Nahschuss

النقد السريع

tiro a esmo

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”).