"back pocket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back pockets [plural], backpocket [alternative], back-pocket [alternative]
Etymology: From back + pocket. Etymology templates: {{af|en|back|pocket}} back + pocket Head templates: {{en-noun}} back pocket (plural back pockets)
  1. A pocket found on the back of a pair of trousers. Derived forms: back-pocket [verb], in one's back pocket Related terms: hip pocket Translations (pocket found on the back of trousers): farzseb (Hungarian), bakficka [common-gender] (Swedish)

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