Usually means: Bullet that hits unintended target.
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▸ noun:  A bullet that, after being fired from a gun, hits an unintended target.

Similar:
shot, bullet, pot shot, bullet hole, burst, pop shot, dum dum bullet, snipe, gunshot, slug, more...

Opposite:
targeted bullet, aimed bullet, intentional bullet

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Similar:
shot, bullet, pot shot, bullet hole, burst, pop shot, dum dum bullet, snipe, gunshot, slug, more...

Opposite:
targeted bullet, aimed bullet, intentional bullet



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