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Note incorrect usage... and that it _is_ incorrect.
A "Parthian shot" is a criticism leveled by someone as they leave a group. It is named after the Parthians, the ancient people of [[Parthia]] who used the innovative cavalry tactic of feigning retreat and then, as their enemies pursued them, twisting around and shooting arrows at their adversaries.{{fact}}
A "'Parthian shot"' is a criticism leveled by someone as they leave a group. It is named after the Parthians, the ancient people of [[Parthia]] who used the innovative cavalry tactic of feigning retreat and then, as their enemies pursued them, twisting around and shooting arrows at their adversaries.{{fact}}
It is sometimes referred to, incorrectly, as a "parting shot."