hip pocket
hip pocket noun: a pocket found near of just behind the hip in a pair of trousers or a skirt.
Noun
hip pocket (plural hip pockets)
- A pocket found near of just behind the hip in a pair of trousers or a skirt.
- A person's assets; financial matters.
- So inflation at the moment has little to do with us wanting more. We’re already taking proactive steps to protect our hip pockets in the face of rising interest rates. While prices have gone up, household spending has not.2022 July 19, Jessica Mizrahi, “With inflation rising in Australia, an uncomfortable truth is we waste a lot of what we have”, in The Guardian
- It's not just the grey days. Already bruised by a steadily rising cost of living, we've been warned by the Treasurer to expect more hip-pocket pain as the price of food spikes because of the floods.2022 October 19, John Hanscombe, “The Echidna: Stuck on a treadmill of trauma”, in The Canberra Times
- Synonyms:
- wallet
Synonyms of hip pocket
Forms of hip pocket
| plural | hip pockets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hip-pocket |
Words formed from hip pocket
- hip-pocket
- hip-pocket flask
- hip pocket frog
- hit in the hip pocket
- in one's hip pocket
- stay in someone's hip pocket
Questions about hip pocket
- What does hip pocket mean?
- Hip pocket means a pocket found near of just behind the hip in a pair of trousers or a skirt.
- What part of speech is hip pocket?
- Hip pocket is a noun.
- What is the plural of hip pocket?
- The plural of hip pocket is hip pockets.
Words near hip pocket in the dictionary
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