hip flask
noun
: a container that is shaped like a flattened bottle and that is used to carry alcohol
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Two: where else to stash a hip flask filled with whisky, Buckfast, water or whatever?
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s why anyone angling to do so should consider this goat leather hip flask from Ettinger in an easy-to-conceal 4oz size.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2025
In 1953, the coronation ceremony went on for three hours and some of those attending had the foresight to bring a hip flask.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Dismissive of organized religion, Carey Falwell died at age 55, with a hip flask in his pocket and an unsaved soul, his grandson said.
—Daniel Burke, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s why anyone angling to do so should consider this goat leather hip flask from Ettinger in an easy-to-conceal 4oz size.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2025
In 1953, the coronation ceremony went on for three hours and some of those attending had the foresight to bring a hip flask.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Dismissive of organized religion, Carey Falwell died at age 55, with a hip flask in his pocket and an unsaved soul, his grandson said.
—Daniel Burke, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
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“Hip flask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20flask. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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