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putpocket

putpocket noun: a person who places money or other items into another person’s pocket or bag without the other’s knowledge, typically as a form of kindness or generosity.

Noun

putpocket (plural putpockets)

  1. A person who places money or other items into another person’s pocket or bag without the other’s knowledge, typically as a form of kindness or generosity.

Forms of putpocket

pluralputpockets

Origin of putpocket

From put + pocket, modelled after pickpocket.

Questions about putpocket

What does putpocket mean?
Putpocket means a person who places money or other items into another person’s pocket or bag without the other’s knowledge, typically as a form of kindness or generosity.
What part of speech is putpocket?
Putpocket is a noun.
What is the plural of putpocket?
The plural of putpocket is putpockets.

Words near putpocket in the dictionary

  1. putoo
  2. putoranite
  3. putos
  4. putout
  5. putouts
  6. putpocket
  7. putpockets
  8. Putrajaya
  9. Putrakameshti
  10. putranjivaceous
  11. Putre

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