Browsing page 21 of words meaning other qualities (314 words total)

adjective

• on one's own. Origin: Rhyming slang - Jack Jones.
  • See more words with the same meaning: on (one's) own.

  Last edited on Jan 07 1997. Submitted by D. Fisher from London, Greater London, UK on Jan 07 1997.

adjective

• of low priority. This is an (incorrect) variant of on the back burner.

  Since we've found out the auditors are coming, the invoices are on the bottom burner.

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  Last edited on Dec 20 2011. Submitted by David Monk from St Paul, MN, USA on Nov 29 1997.

adjective

• secretive.

  I'm hitting it on the sly.

                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
                                                   
  
  Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: quiet, secret.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by B $oLo from St Louis, MO, USA on Mar 27 1999.

adjective

• crazy.

  I went to the mall on Christmas eve and it was out of pocket.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.
  • See more words with the same meaning: wild, ridiculous, extreme.

  Last edited on Feb 26 2018. Submitted by Tyrese W. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Jan 26 2007.

• inappropriate; "out of line".

  You out of pocket coming at me like that.

  When you get drunk, you get out of pocket.

                                                                                          
  
  Citation from "Welcome the Stranger", Hand of God (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jun 30 2018. Submitted by AMERICO A. from Oakland, CA, USA on Jan 21 2009.

• out of contact.

                                                                                                                                                                             
  
  Citation from "Good Advices", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Feb 26 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011.

• random.
  
  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

  Last edited on Jul 30 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 24 2011.

• speaking out of turn; saying inappropriate things.

  I didn't plan on getting into a fight but when I confronted him he came out of his pocket.

  Last edited on Feb 26 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 10 2017.

adverb

• an non-reimbursable expense.

  The school board cut funding for art classes, so I had to pay for these acrylic paints out of pocket.

  Last edited on Feb 26 2018. Submitted by Mellie from Chicago, IL 60618, USA on May 24 2012.