To leave your designated area or be out of range.
Can you cover for me? I'm gonna be out of pocket for a whle.
by Tizzat January 29, 2004
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A term that should never be used. It is used 99% of the time by D.C. Bureaucrats. Not just any bureaucrat, but sycophant whore climbers. Mostly used by no talent grade 14's in Headquarters with polished shoes who are clamoring to move up.
D.C. Bureaucrat- "Hey Steve, I'm going to be out of pocket for the next 20 minutes."

Non Climbing Bureaucrat- "Great, enjoy your dump, remember to wipe yourself."
by dcsurfer October 8, 2010
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'out of place; out of order', describes unacceptable behavior or situations. This meaning has its roots in Black English of the 1940s, and refers to the pockets on a pool table.
"Any outsider who would attempt to engage in that conversation would be out of pocket."
by elberama October 26, 2011
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Young hip (primarily black) people use this to mean "out of line," or behaving in a way that is unacceptable under the circumstances.

Old business people use this to mean unreachable by the usual means.

If you are both a hip black person and a business person, colleagues' use of this term in the latter context can be both ambiguous and amusing.
1) You ate the last hot wing off my plate? Yo, you out of pocket, son.

2) Sorry I'm just responding now, I was out of pocket all day yesterday.
by choom gang June 9, 2011
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I'm going out of town next week so i will be out of pocket and will call you upon my return.
by jazzis4u August 31, 2011
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When someone gets crazy or out of line
oh hell no i don't know who she think she talking to but she getting real out of pocket
by im just that guy September 17, 2010
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To be out of reach or unavailable, as in away from the office or otherwise unreachable. This is a phrase used regionally in the US.
"Just now she is out of pocket. And I shall find her as soon as I can."

"Sorry I didn't reply to your e-mail--I was out of pocket."

"I'm going to be out of pocket for the next couple of days."
by SeenEnough January 15, 2021
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