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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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