hip pocketing
n.— «Robinson says she was led into fake auditions only to be sexually propositioned, a practice known as “hip pocketing.”» —“B.C. model suing Hollywood agency for alleged assault” by Andrew Weichel CTV (Vancouver, British Columbia) May 21, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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