单词 | hip-shooter |
释义 | > as lemmaship-shooter hip-shooter n. originally and chiefly U.S. a person who fires a gun held near the hip, without taking proper aim, typically in order to shoot quickly; (in later use chiefly figurative) a person who makes snap decisions or acts impulsively; cf. to shoot from the hip at shoot v. Additions. ΚΠ 1899 Forest & Stream 25 Feb. 150/2 There are several hip shooters..and they are good shots too. 1964 N.Y. Times 19 July e3/4 They will call him [sc. Senator Goldwater] impulsive, a hip-shooter, a naïve reactionary. 2001 F. Steen Black Knight Alfa v. 72 We were more accurate hip shooters and quicker on the draw. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 1 Oct. v. 12/3 You can't have a CEO who's a hip-shooter. < as lemmas |
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