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hipshot

  • /ˈhɪpʃɒt/

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From hip + shot.

adjective more hipshot · most hipshot

  1. Having a dislocated hip.
  2. dated Clumsy, awkward.
  3. US, colloquial Standing with one hip lower than the other. No degree of the allegorical avoided an excuse to present an impudently hipshot youth, or a captive maiden in some appealing form of restraint

adverb more hipshot · most hipshot

  1. With one hip lower than the other. Slocum [...] watched the horses and mules. Most stood hipshot, sleeping on their feet, nothing bothered them.

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@misc{hipshot_2026,
  title = {hipshot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hipshot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}