noun
- a shot taken from ambush or at a random target
- a critical remark made in a random or unfair way
Usage: informal
verb
- to take a potshot at someone or something
Examples
- The hunter took a potshot at the deer from behind the trees.
- During the debate, she took several potshots at her opponent’s record.
- He was potshotting at bottles lined up on the fence.
- The critic’s review was full of potshots at the director’s previous work.
- Stop taking potshots at me just because you’re having a bad day.
- The sniper took a potshot at the enemy patrol.
- The comedian’s routine included potshots at various celebrities.