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hipflask

hipflask

6.5
A small flat container for carrying alcohol in a pocket
  • noun
  • /ˈhɪpˌflæsk/
  • UK
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  • She gave her grandfather a silver hipflask engraved with his initials.

Examples

  • The detective discreetly sipped from his hipflask during the long stakeout.

  • He always carries a hipflask filled with whiskey.

  • He pulled a hipflask from his coat and offered me a drink.

  • Do you have a hipflask for the concert?

  • He pulled a hipflask from his coat and offered me a drink.

  • The detective discreetly sipped from his hipflask during the long stakeout.

  • She gave her grandfather a silver hipflask engraved with his initials.

Synonyms

flask
vshipflask
24 3.7

A narrow-necked bottle used to hold liquids, like in labs or for alcohol

is more specific meaning a small flat container for carrying spirits
pocket flask
vshipflask
  • US
4.6

A small flat container for carrying alcohol in a pocket

has identical meaning but appears here as a single common term

How Portable

hipflask
  • UK
6.5
flask
24 3.7
bottle
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

hipflask singular
hipflasks plural

Morphology

hipflask = hip + flask (transparent) = hip + flask

Meaning is directly derived from 'hip' + 'flask': a flask associated with or carried at the hip.

Etymology

Hipflask is simply hip + flask: flask means a small 'bottle' and hip shows where it was kept, at the 'hip' or in a pocket. So a hipflask is a small, flat container for alcohol you carry on your body or in a pocket.