duck shoot

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Meaning · English

Something very easy; a piece of cake.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

I was determined that the guilty party would not be gay. I am absolutely adamant about this for future books too. Gay people have been shit on by writers of imaginative literature too long — easy targets — and I won't participate in the duck-shoot.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “duck shoot” mean?

Something very easy; a piece of cake.

Is “duck shoot” formal or informal?

duck shoot is generally slang.