hip-shot
Weight on one side
Hip-shot describes a stance with one hip thrust to the side, weight shifted onto one leg, creating an asymmetrical posture: She stood hip-shot, waiting impatiently.
The term comes from photography and shooting, where bracing against the hip allows quick, informal aim.
By extension, hip-shot can mean hasty or unconsidered: a hip-shot response to the crisis.
Casually unrehearsed
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
- unscriptedNot pre-written
unrehearsed · on-the-spot · improvised · winging-it · freestyle · off-the-cuff · unprepared · unplanned
Calm and unhurried
- informalRelaxed, not official
- relaxedFree of stress
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
loose · effortless · unfussy · unstudied · unpretentious · easygoing · offhanded · devil-may-care
Digestive tract, or instinct
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- snapSudden sharp sound
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- automaticOperating without intervention
visceral · reactive · innate · knee-jerk · split-second · involuntary · primal · subconscious
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- ill-consideredLacking careful thought
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
half-cocked · careless · haphazard · slapdash · trigger-happy · premature · unconsidered · foolhardy
offhand
Casually unrehearsed
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
unscripted · unrehearsed · on-the-spot · improvised · winging-it · freestyle · off-the-cuff · unprepared · unplanned · spur-of-the-moment
laid-back
Calm and unhurried
- informalRelaxed, not official
- relaxedFree of stress
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
breezy · loose · effortless · unfussy · unstudied · unpretentious · easygoing · offhanded · devil-may-care · throwaway
gut
Digestive tract, or instinct
automatic · visceral · reactive · innate · knee-jerk · split-second · involuntary · primal · subconscious · second-nature
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- ill-consideredLacking careful thought
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
precipitate · half-cocked · careless · haphazard · slapdash · trigger-happy · premature · unconsidered · foolhardy · wild
hip-shotat attention
Military ready posture
standing at attention · ramrod-straight · erect · bolt upright · rigid
hip-shotdeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
calculated · methodical · premeditated · precise · carefully considered