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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter);

2. criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration;
- Example: "reporters took potshots at the mayor"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

potshot
    n 1: a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a
         pothunter)
    2: criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful
       consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"