Paid from personal funds. Somehow over the past half year or so, "out of pocket" has become a new business catchphrase meaning "unreachable, out of communication", which is incorrect.
My doctor's office refuses to bill insurance companies any more, so I was out of pocket for the entire payment until I did all of the paperwork myself for reimbursement
by smackalicious March 1, 2008
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Out of Pocket is a colloquialism used in the Southern Region of the United States. It is favored by grandparents and great-grandparents. It means to be unreachable in a communication sense. Very common in the days before cell phones.
I'm going into town so I'll be out of pocket until I get back.

Johnny's been out of pocket for a few days. He's in the woods hunting.
by wordfey April 12, 2016
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Out-of-pocket is a pimp term. If the ho (whore) is out of pocket that means she is out of line. It could be talking back, not making enough dough (money), scheming behind her pimp's back, or any other non-compliant things. This term can be used for other out of line people that may or may not be worthy enough to be called a ho.
"This out-of-pocket bitch came up short so I had to put a foot up her ho ass."
by Dj O-money November 19, 2010
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Talking out yer arse; simply untrue or absurd, or unjustifiably rude or unnecessary.
1:
Grandpa: You're a bitch (slaps chick)
George: Grandpa, that was out of pocket!

2:
George: I got a new dog and he runs bloody quick, innit?
Grandpa: I run quicker than yer pathetic dog it's slow as shit.
George: Grandpa, that was out of pocket!
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To front money you don't expect to get back, refunded, or applied to future expenses (as in pulling cash out of your pocket).
I wanted to get that fish-food service, but I had to come up with $45 out-of-pocket.
by Anonymus Bosch June 20, 2006
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Acting up, or acting out, comes from prison. Prison "b*tches" must hold the pocket of their man/leader. Acting out of pocket means they arent holding their masters pocket and are being bad.
B*tch be actin out of pocket when Tyrone aint around to make sure she keep her ass right yo. She bess be holdin Tyrones pocket when he back out of solitary.
by jmsmilin July 1, 2018
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An adjective describing an action or a person who's actions can typically be qualified as being reckless, typically in an unnecessary manner though usually the depicted action isn't incorrect.
Ronnie's sister was complaining about how she's always broke because we're always chillin in the basement and runnin up their electrical bill. We was all thinkin it but we weren't sure if we should book in fear or bust out from Ronnie's audacity, but this boy, out of the blue, pulled the most out of pocket shit when he came back at her with "nah, you're always broke because you been runnin all your paper on that H you've been shootin".
by Good Juju Grant November 8, 2018
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