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back pockets

back pockets is the plural of back pocket.

Meaning of back pocket

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

Questions about back pockets

What is back pockets the plural of?
Back pockets is the plural of back pocket.

Words near back pockets in the dictionary

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

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