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hipfire

hipfire noun: in first-person shooter games, the ability to shoot from the hip, without taking aim first.

Noun

hipfire (uncountable)

  1. In first-person shooter games, the ability to shoot from the hip, without taking aim first.

Origin of hipfire

From hip + fire.

Questions about hipfire

What does hipfire mean?
Hipfire means in first-person shooter games, the ability to shoot from the hip, without taking aim first.
What part of speech is hipfire?
Hipfire is a noun.

Words near hipfire in the dictionary

  1. hipe
  2. hiped
  3. hiper
  4. hipers
  5. hipes
  6. hipfire
  7. hipflask
  8. hipflasks
  9. Hipgrave
  10. hiphop
  11. hiphugger

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