Pipe-hitter

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person that smokes drugs (especially opium) from a pipe. informal

    "We had several exhibitions of opium smoking, or "hitting the pipe." Every "pipe-hitter" seemed to feel glorious."

  2. 2
    An intrepid individual; a go-getter. informal

    "This guy is one serious tackdriving pipe-hitter. If we're going to go after somebody this experienced, this dangerous, I think we deserve to know what he's really up to."

  3. 3
    Military slang for a skilled and intimidating soldier. This use of the term originated with the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction". informal

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"We had several exhibitions of opium smoking, or "hitting the pipe." Every "pipe-hitter" seemed to feel glorious."

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