Phrase guide

hip flask

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From being a flask that was originally meant to be worn on the hip.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: плоско шише (plosko šiše) — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Catalan: petaca — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Czech: placatka — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Danish: lommelærke — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Dutch: heupfles — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Finnish: taskumatti — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Galician: cañoteiro — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • German: Flachmann — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Hebrew: בקבוקון כיס שטוח — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Hebrew: בקבוק אלכוהול אישי לכיס — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Hungarian: flaska — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Hungarian: laposüveg — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Irish: fleasc póca — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Japanese: スキットル (sukittoru) — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Korean: 힙 플라스크 (hip peullaseukeu) — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Lithuanian: kišeninė gertuvė — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lommelerke — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lommelerke — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Polish: piersiówka — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Polish: bakłaszka — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Russian: пло́ская фля́жка (plóskaja fljážka) — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Spanish: petaca — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages
  • Swedish: fickplunta — pocket-size container for alcoholic beverages