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Possibly from pop (“rapid”) + shot; possibly confusion, by assonance, with pot shot.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pop shot
Today it means: A quickly aimed or haphazard shot with a firearm. Full definition →
Today it means: A quickly aimed or haphazard shot with a firearm. Full definition →
Possibly from pop (“rapid”) + shot; possibly confusion, by assonance, with pot shot.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.