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putpocket

The English word “putpocket” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A person who places money or other items into another person’s pocket or bag without the other’s knowledge, typically as a form of kindness or generosity.

Etymology

From put + pocket, modelled after pickpocket.

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