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off the hip 

To estimate or explain something with little or no data, usually when the problem is brought to attention. Probably a slang term derived from a cowboy pulling his gun "off the hip" for little or no reason.
I asked for july's sale numbers, and the off the hip response was around 100,000 dollars.

My boss asked me why the servers kept crashing. "Off the hip, I would say it's because they're not plugged into a UPS, and the power is not clean. But I would really need to review the crash logs for a more authoritative answer".
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joined at the hip-hop 

Inseparable friends due to mutual affinity for hip-hop.
Son to ma: "Bobby gave me this gold record with samples from De La Soul and we just poured over his hip-hop vinyls like all day."
Ma to son: "Sounds like you and this Bobby are joined at the hip-hop."
joined at the hip-hop by @Bugyack October 21, 2013

on the hip 

As in making a phone call, calling a friend.
"Hit me on the hip"

;)
on the hip by Anonymous August 7, 2003

needle taped to the hip

the sort of penis a prickish asshole might have
Suck your dick?!? I hope you're not talkin bout that needle taped to your hip...
needle taped to the hip by Innasense February 14, 2005

shoot from the hip 

A 'hip' (no pun intended) way to take photographs with the LOMO Camera. Those who use this Russian camera usually carry it everywhere with them and call their hobby 'Lomography'. The camera has a special lens that gives sometimes erratic results, but eventually all photos look cool.
'Lomographers' shoot everyday objects as they travel and don't use the viewfinder; instead, they hold the camera at the hip and click - this increases the whole excitement of waiting for the film to develop, cuz u'r not sure what you will get.
shoot from the hip by Sammy August 30, 2004

shoot from the hip 

Shooting a weapon while holding it really low, at hipline, as the name suggests. Usually done by only highly skilled marksmen, since aiming like that is very difficult.
When I shoot from the hip, I need an entire magazine to hit the broad side of a barn.
shoot from the hip by kainam August 29, 2004

light in the hip 

have a small amount of money
"you wanna go to the club?"
"no, i'm light in the hip."
light in the hip by Teach July 6, 2003