Meaning of POTSHOT
| Pronunciation: | | p'âch`ât
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- [n] a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
- [n] criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"
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| | See Also: | | criticism, shooting, shot, unfavorable judgment | |
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| | Definition: | | Potshot
Boston private detective Spenser and his cohorts head west to Potshot, Arizona, a haven for California millionaires seeking an escape from their high-pressure lives, when the idyllic retreat is threatened by a vicious local gang. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | aspersion, blind bargain, bowshot, bullet, cannon, chance at odds, charge, cock, crack, criticism, cut, detonate, detonation, dig, discharge, drop, eject, ejection, fell, fire, fire off, fusillade, gambling chance, gibe, gun, gun for, gunfire, gunshot, hit, insult, jeer, let fly, let off, load, matter of chance, pelt, pepper, pick off, pistol, plug, pot, potluck, potshoot, prime, random shot, riddle, salvo, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shot, shy, sideswipe, snipe, sporting chance, spray, stoneshot, strike, take a potshot, tattoo, torpedo, toss, toss-up, touch and go, volley |
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