pop shot

noun

A quickly aimed or haphazard shot with a firearm.

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Meanings

nounpop shot (plural pop shots)

plural pop shots

  1. A quickly aimed or haphazard shot with a firearm.
  2. slanglifestyleSynonym of money shot.

    Synonyms: money shot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of money shot.

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Origin

Possibly from pop (“rapid”) + shot; possibly confusion, by assonance, with pot shot.

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APA

pop shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20shot

MLA

“pop shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20shot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pop shot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20shot.

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