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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 trousersplay

  Familiarity information: HIP POCKET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIP POCKET (noun)


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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