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HIP POCKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hip pocket mean?
• HIP POCKET (noun)
The noun HIP POCKET has 1 sense:
1. a pocket in rear of trousers
Familiarity information: HIP POCKET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pocket in rear of trousers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hip pocket" is a kind of...):
pocket (a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles)
Holonyms ("hip pocket" is a part of...):
pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)
Context examples
Joe shot a hand into his hip pocket and brought it out filled with small change.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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