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hip pocket

British  

noun

  1. a pocket at the back of a pair of trousers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Your metabolism — and your hip pocket — will thank you.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2023

“But then, not really, because when I was a commander, the JAG was in my hip pocket, to keep me out of trouble.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 3, 2022

If the Red Porch runs out of beer, can Paolo pull 20 kegs out of his hip pocket?

From Washington Post Jun. 30, 2021

It was just suddenly this cool thing that you had to have in your hip pocket or in your whatever, in your hand, if you wanted to be a trendsetter.

From The Verge Jun. 29, 2021

When I turned in my seat to put the notebook in my hip pocket, I detected the faintest smile at the corners of her mouth.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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