pot shots
Unfair random attacks
Pot shots are casual or opportunistic shots taken without careful aim, originally at game killed merely "for the pot" rather than for sport.
The term now usually describes critical remarks directed at an easy target: The candidate took pot shots at his opponent's record.
Taking pot shots suggests attacks that are cheap, easy, or unsporting rather than substantive engagement.
- slightsMinor deliberate offenses
- snipingShooting from hiding
- potshotsCareless, opportunistic criticisms
- remarksSpoken comments or notes
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
verbal jab · mockery · criticism · ridicule · snark · denigration · buckshot · drive-by · snide remark · barb · low blow · censure · slurs · insult · hit piece · dig · aspersions · jab
pot shotsprecision shooting
Accurate firearm targeting
marksmanship · sharpshooting · sniper fire · target shooting · fair chase
pot shotspraise
Expression of approval
commendation · defense · endorsement · building up · advocacy
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