one-hitter

noun

A cannabis pipe for a single inhalation.

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Meanings

nounone-hitter (plural one-hitters)

plural one-hitters

  1. slangA cannabis pipe for a single inhalation.

    A one-hitter, sort of like a long FDR-type cigarette holder whose end is packed with a pinch of good dope, gets hot and is hard on the mouth—the brass ones especially—but one-hitters have the advantage of efficiency[…]

    1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 49
  2. ball gamesA game in which one team makes only one hit.

    The one-hitter Tuesday night marked the first time the Cardinals held the Pirates to one hit or less in a game in Pittsburgh since Hall of Famer Bob Gibson’s no-hitter in 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium.

    2021 August 11, John Perrotto, “Wainwright pitches two-hit shutout, Cards top Pirates 4-0”, in The Seattle Times

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit

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Cite this entry
APA

one-hitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-hitter

MLA

“one-hitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-hitter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-hitter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-hitter.

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