hip-pocket

== English == === Etymology === From hip pocket. === Verb === hip-pocket (third-person singular simple present hip-pockets, present participle hip-pocketing, simple past and past participle hip-pocketed) (film, informal) Of a talent agent, to informally represent (an actor, screenwriter etc.) without signing a formal contract. === Adjective === hip-pocket (not comparable) Of a size suitable for putting into a hip pocket; of small size or scope. === Further reading === “hip-pocket”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.