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hip pointer
noun
: a deep bruise to the iliac crest or to the attachments of the muscles attached to it that occurs especially in contact sports (such as football)
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Backup Drew Lock has a strained oblique and a hip pointer, or a bad bone bruise, and is going to miss time, according to multiple reports.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
The 23-year-old, the No. 3 pick in the 2019 amateur draft, has a hip pointer, but could start playing again in one to two weeks.
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San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2022
The Pistons’ Rookie of the Year candidate Cade Cunningham also missed the game with a right hip pointer.
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Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022
His most recent injury, a right hip pointer, forced him to sit out Detroit's previous five games entering Friday's visit from the Charlotte Hornets.
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Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2022
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First Known Use
1935, in the meaning defined above
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“Hip pointer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20pointer. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
hip pointer
noun
: a deep, painful bruise to the iliac crest or to the overlying muscles attached to it that occurs from a direct blow sustained especially in contact sports (as football)
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