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hipshot

hipshot

8.2
A quick shot fired from the hip without careful aiming
  • noun
  • /ˈhɪpˌʃɑt/
translation icon : disparo desde la cadera

Examples

  • Then I spotted Lisa standing, hipshot, studying the fountain.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • So yeah, he's still a paper-thin token (hipshot, I don't think we're disagreeing).

    Blog text (20)

  • The cowboy fired a hipshot at the target without aiming, trusting his instincts.

  • During the quick draw contest, he made a hipshot to impress the judges.

  • She took a hipshot while moving, demonstrating her shooting skills under pressure.

Antonyms

aim
99 1.0

Pointing something at a target

How Accurate

aim
99 1.0
snapshot
61 3.1
hipshot
8.2

Surface Forms

hipshot singular
hipshots plural

Morphology

hipshot = hip + shot (transparent) = hip + shot

This sense directly denotes a shot fired from the hip, so the compound meaning follows straightforwardly from its parts.

Etymology

Hipshot as a noun is literal: it is a shot fired from the hip, done 'without careful aim' because the shooter did not take time to aim. That's why a hipshot is a quick, not-aimed gunshot.