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pocket watched

pocket watched is the simple past and past participle of pocket watch.

Meaning of pocket watch

Verb

pocket watch (third-person singular simple present pocket watches, present participle pocket watching, simple past and past participle pocket watched)

  1. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To jealously obsess over another person's finances or success.
    • Pocket watching a high schooler is crazy.

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Questions about pocket watched

What is pocket watched the simple past and past participle of?
Pocket watched is the simple past and past participle of pocket watch.

Words near pocket watched in the dictionary

  1. pocket up
  2. pocket veto
  3. pocket vetoes
  4. pocket vetos
  5. pocket watch
  6. pocket watched
  7. pocket watches
  8. pocket watching
  9. pocket-book
  10. pocket-books
  11. pocket-call

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