Phil in SF quoted Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Then. Twenty-something writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing high-profile …
Though, I did see enough to suggest that the strapless number — in December! — might have benefited from a bit of a hoick.
— Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (Page 202)
New word: hoick
Noun - an abrupt pull.