I. -ˌshät noun
Etymology: from the notion that such a shot is unsportsmanlike and worthy only of one whose object is to fill the cooking pot
Date: 1858
1. : a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target
2. : a critical remark made in a random or sporadic manner
II. verb
( potshot ; pot·shot·ting )
Date: 1918
intransitive verb
: to take a potshot
transitive verb
: to attack or shoot with a potshot