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one-hitter

one-hitter noun: a cannabis pipe for a single inhalation.

Noun

one-hitter (plural one-hitters)

  1. (slang) A cannabis pipe for a single inhalation.
    • A one-hitter, sort of like a long FDR-type cigarette holder whose end is packed with a pinch of good dope, gets hot and is hard on the mouth—the brass ones especially—but one-hitters have the advantage of efficiency[…]1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 49
  2. A game in which one team makes only one hit.
    • The one-hitter Tuesday night marked the first time the Cardinals held the Pirates to one hit or less in a game in Pittsburgh since Hall of Famer Bob Gibson’s no-hitter in 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium.2021 August 11, John Perrotto, “Wainwright pitches two-hit shutout, Cards top Pirates 4-0”, in The Seattle Times

Forms of one-hitter

pluralone-hitters

Questions about one-hitter

What does one-hitter mean?
One-hitter means a cannabis pipe for a single inhalation.
What part of speech is one-hitter?
One-hitter is a noun.
What is the plural of one-hitter?
The plural of one-hitter is one-hitters.

Words near one-hitter in the dictionary

  1. one-hit killing
  2. one-hit kills
  3. one-hit wonder
  4. one-hit wonders
  5. one-hits
  6. one-hitter
  7. one-hitters
  8. one-hitting
  9. one-holer
  10. one-holers
  11. one-horse

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