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hip-pocket

hip-pocket verb: of a talent agent, to informally represent (an actor, screenwriter etc.) without signing a formal contract.

Verb

hip-pocket (third-person singular simple present hip-pockets, present participle hip-pocketing, simple past and past participle hip-pocketed)

  1. (informal) Of a talent agent, to informally represent (an actor, screenwriter etc.) without signing a formal contract.

Adjective

hip-pocket (not comparable)

  1. Of a size suitable for putting into a hip pocket; of small size or scope.
    • a hip-pocket guide

Forms of hip-pocket

third-person singular presenthip-pockets
present participlehip-pocketing
past participlehip-pocketed
pasthip-pocketed

Origin of hip-pocket

From hip pocket.

Phrases with hip-pocket

Questions about hip-pocket

What does hip-pocket mean?
Hip-pocket means of a talent agent, to informally represent (an actor, screenwriter etc.) without signing a formal contract.
What part of speech is hip-pocket?
Hip-pocket can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of hip-pocket?
The past tense of hip-pocket is hip-pocketed.

Words near hip-pocket in the dictionary

  1. hip-huggers
  2. hip-hurrah
  3. hip-hurrahed
  4. hip-hurrahing
  5. hip-hurrahs
  6. hip-pocket
  7. hip-pocket client
  8. hip-pocket clients
  9. hip-pocket flask
  10. hip-pocket flasks
  11. hip-pocketed

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