hipshot
One hip dropped
Hipshot describes a stance with one hip lower than the other, weight shifted to one leg—the pose of someone standing casually or languidly: She stood hipshot in the doorway, waiting.
The term comes from horses: a hipshot horse has a dislocated hip that causes one side to drop.
In photography and art, hipshot often describes this asymmetrical, relaxed posture as aesthetically appealing.
Sidearm carrying case
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
six-shooter · shootout · duel · gunfight · showdown · Colt · Western · sharpshooter
Arising without external cause
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- informalRelaxed, not official
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
ad-lib · extemporaneous · impromptu · unplanned · casual · unscripted · off-the-cuff · rough-and-ready
Lacking balance or stability
- off-balanceLacking stable equilibrium
- askewTilted from true
- cantedSet at angle
- tiltedAngled from vertical
slouched · shifted · leaning · lopsided · angled · cockeyed · slanted · listing
Digestive tract, or instinct
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- reflexiveDirected back at subject
- automaticOperating without intervention
visceral · snap · knee-jerk · instinctual · unconscious · unthinking · involuntary · natural
holster
Sidearm carrying case
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
pistol · six-shooter · shootout · duel · gunfight · showdown · Colt · Western · sharpshooter · unholstered
spontaneous
Arising without external cause
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- informalRelaxed, not official
unrehearsed · ad-lib · extemporaneous · impromptu · unplanned · casual · unscripted · off-the-cuff · rough-and-ready · slapdash
unsteady
Lacking balance or stability
- off-balanceLacking stable equilibrium
- askewTilted from true
- cantedSet at angle
tilted · slouched · shifted · leaning · lopsided · angled · cockeyed · slanted · listing · weighted
gut
Digestive tract, or instinct
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- reflexiveDirected back at subject
automatic · visceral · snap · knee-jerk · instinctual · unconscious · unthinking · involuntary · natural · innate
hipshotupright
Vertical or morally sound
erect · at attention · rigid · symmetrical · stiff
hipshotsound
Audible wave phenomenon
able-bodied · whole · uninjured · fit · healthy
hipshotdeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
prepared · calculated · rehearsed · premeditated · careful