back pocket

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back pocket

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Etymology

From back +‎ pocket.

Noun

back pocket (plural back pockets)

  1. A pocket found on the back of a pair of trousers.
    • 2014 June 20, Pete Cashmore, “How to become an instant Italy fan”, in The Guardian:
      To appear in the know, regale your new Italian chums with tales of how he covered the Italy squad in his Panini stickers album with nothing but his own face, or the classic story of the time he was stopped by police with £5,000 in cash in his backpocket and explained it with the line "Because I am rich".

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