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reverse pickpocket

reverse pickpocket is the alternative form of reverse-pickpocket.

Meaning of reverse-pickpocket

Verb

reverse-pickpocket (third-person singular simple present reverse-pickpockets, present participle reverse-pickpocketing, simple past and past participle reverse-pickpocketed)

  1. (transitive) To slip something into someone's pocket or pocketbook, without their knowledge, sometimes as a gesture of generosity.
    • But when no one's watching he will slip hundreds inside palms and pocketbooks of poor people—reverse-pickpocket them—or bolt out of a car to help someone old hobble across the street.2001, Gary Smith, Beyond the Game, page 78

Noun

reverse pickpocket (plural reverse pickpockets)

  1. One who reverse-pickpockets, that is, who puts something in people's pockets without their knowledge.
    • Rashid gave his sister a staunch, comforting hug and deftly slipped, like a reverse pickpocket, several bills of money into the un-protesting pocket of her gown.2004, Abraham B. Yehoshua, Hillel Halkin, The Liberated Bride, page 216

Forms of reverse pickpocket

Verb
third-person singular presentreverse pickpockets
present participlereverse pickpocketing
past participlereverse pickpocketed
pastreverse pickpocketed
Noun
pluralreverse pickpockets

Origin of reverse pickpocket

From reverse + pickpocket.

Questions about reverse pickpocket

What does reverse pickpocket mean?
Reverse pickpocket means one who reverse-pickpockets, that is, who puts something in people's pockets without their knowledge.
What is reverse pickpocket the alternative form of?
Reverse pickpocket is the alternative form of reverse-pickpocket.
What part of speech is reverse pickpocket?
Reverse pickpocket is a noun.
What is the plural of reverse pickpocket?
The plural of reverse pickpocket is reverse pickpockets.

Words near reverse pickpocket in the dictionary

  1. reverse passes
  2. reverse pedo
  3. reverse pedophile
  4. reverse pedophiles
  5. reverse pedos
  6. reverse pickpocket
  7. reverse pickpocketed
  8. reverse pickpocketing
  9. reverse pickpockets
  10. reverse Polish notation
  11. reverse proxies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reverse pickpocket (page history and authors); reverse-pickpocket (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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