hipshot

American  

[hip-shot] / ˈhɪpˌʃɒt /

adjective

1. having the hip dislocated.

2. having one hip lower than the other.

   a Greek statue in hipshot pose.

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Etymology

Origin of hipshot

First recorded in 1630–40; hip ¹ + shot ²

Example Sentences

Painted just as large is movie star Dorothy Lamour, wearing a sarong and standing hipshot near singer Paul Robeson, who is shown in the epauletted uniform he wore for the movie “The Emperor Jones.”

From Washington Times • May 10, 2018

At one point, I sat down near the park entrance, where a couple of rough, hipshot rancher ladies were swaggering back and forth and trading insults with each other.

From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2018

And it’s likely to kick off a debate about whether Star Wars eventually needs its own version of Thor: Ragnarok, an idiosyncratic, obviously director-flavored, predominately humorous movie that gives its characters a hipshot, silly charm.

From The Verge • Dec. 12, 2017

Shum's performance strikes a similar, though less original note; his hipshot swagger and smoldering sullenness recalls his original Crouching Tiger equivalent, the bandit Lo.

From The Verge • Feb. 26, 2016

"What wants this knave with me?" he said, catching sight through the gloom of that hipshot form which ran limping after him.

From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence