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back pocket

back pocket noun: a pocket found on the back of a pair of trousers.

back pocket: a pocket found on the back of a pair of trousers
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Noun

back pocket (plural back pockets)

  1. A pocket found on the back of a pair of trousers.
    • To appear in the know, regale your new Italian chums with tales of how he covered the Italy squad in his Panini stickers album with nothing but his own face, or the classic story of the time he was stopped by police with £5,000 in cash in his backpocket and explained it with the line "Because I am...2014 June 20, Pete Cashmore, “How to become an instant Italy fan”, in The Guardian

back pocket meaning in Tamil

back pocket in Tamil

பின் பை

Forms of back pocket

pluralback pockets
alternative formbackpocket
alternative formback-pocket

Origin of back pocket

From back + pocket.

Words formed from back pocket

Questions about back pocket

What does back pocket mean?
Back pocket means a pocket found on the back of a pair of trousers.
What is back pocket in Tamil?
Back pocket in Tamil is பின் பை. See Back pocket meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is back pocket?
Back pocket is a noun.
What is the plural of back pocket?
The plural of back pocket is back pockets.

Words near back pocket in the dictionary

  1. back payment
  2. back payments
  3. back pays
  4. back pedal brake
  5. back pedal brakes
  6. back pocket
  7. back pockets
  8. back pointer
  9. back porch
  10. back porches
  11. back post

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