Unscramble

p 3 o 1 t 1 s 1 h 4 o 1 t 1

7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)

noun criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration

originFrom 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”).

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