pot-shoot
/ˈpɒtʃuːt/Chiefly US
verb
[with object] And without object. To take a pot-shot at (a person or animal); to take pot-shots.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in ‘Ouida’ (1839–1908), novelist (real name Marie Louise de la Ramée). From pot + shoot, after pot-shot.