pot-shottingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtˌʃɒtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌʃɑdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pot-shot n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pot-shot n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pot-shooting n. and later pot-shot v.

The action of pot-shot v.; random or opportunistic shooting. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > random or opportunistic

pot-shotting1905

1905 Washington Post 29 Aug. 6/2 Between the ruthless extermination of pedestrians by speed-crazed automobilists and the pot-shotting of chauffeurs by country constables there is a middle ground.

1950 Atlantic Apr. 21 What is really disturbing is the constant potshotting of the administrative departments from Capitol Hill.

1982 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 31 Mar. h3/4 Persistent pot-shotting with a beebee gun might help, if it's allowed in your town, but you have to be..more persistent than the birds.

2000 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 24 Mar. 14 The ping-pong pot-shotting between local authorities and the Scottish Executive shows no signs of abating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pot-shottingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtˌʃɒtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌʃɑdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pot-shot v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pot-shot v. + -ing suffix².

Involving pot-shotting or pot-shots; that takes pot-shots.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > type of firing

popping1753

point-blank1765

sharpshooting1806

high-angle1856

straight-shooting1901

pot-shotting1943

ripple-fired1954

1943 I. Wolfert Battle for Solomons v. 63 However, it is likely that the battle which started as an old-fashioned ‘better 'ole’ kind of war has now got even more old-fashioned and become a ruthless, tracking, potshotting, Indian kind of war.

1950 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 11 Feb. Joe Craverella, Mandan's pot-shotting lefthander [in basketball].

2005 Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald (Nexis) 14 Mar. 6 b The drinking, pot-shotting louts who give real hunters a bad name—..plunking at domestic animals or pets and abandoning wounded animals to their fate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pot-shotting
释义	pot-shottingn. Brit. /ˈpɒtˌʃɒtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌʃɑdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pot-shot n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pot-shot n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pot-shooting n. and later pot-shot v. The action of pot-shot v.; random or opportunistic shooting. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > random or opportunistic pot-shotting1905 1905 Washington Post 29 Aug. 6/2 Between the ruthless extermination of pedestrians by speed-crazed automobilists and the pot-shotting of chauffeurs by country constables there is a middle ground. 1950 Atlantic Apr. 21 What is really disturbing is the constant potshotting of the administrative departments from Capitol Hill. 1982 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 31 Mar. h3/4 Persistent pot-shotting with a beebee gun might help, if it's allowed in your town, but you have to be..more persistent than the birds. 2000 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 24 Mar. 14 The ping-pong pot-shotting between local authorities and the Scottish Executive shows no signs of abating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pot-shottingadj. Brit. /ˈpɒtˌʃɒtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌʃɑdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pot-shot v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < pot-shot v. + -ing suffix². Involving pot-shotting or pot-shots; that takes pot-shots. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [adjective] > type of firing popping1753 point-blank1765 sharpshooting1806 high-angle1856 straight-shooting1901 pot-shotting1943 ripple-fired1954 1943 I. Wolfert Battle for Solomons v. 63 However, it is likely that the battle which started as an old-fashioned ‘better 'ole’ kind of war has now got even more old-fashioned and become a ruthless, tracking, potshotting, Indian kind of war. 1950 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 11 Feb. Joe Craverella, Mandan's pot-shotting lefthander [in basketball]. 2005 Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald (Nexis) 14 Mar. 6 b The drinking, pot-shotting louts who give real hunters a bad name—..plunking at domestic animals or pets and abandoning wounded animals to their fate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905adj.1943
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