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hip pocket

noun

Definitions

  1. A pocket found near of just behind the hip in a pair of trousers or a skirt.

  2. A person's assets

    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.
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA