(Australia, slang) To say flattering or fawning things to a person in the hope of gaining favour with them.

A hip flask.

A pocket on the inside of a garment accessed through a slit with a reinforced upper and lower edges, with no flap.

A T-shirt with a breast pocket.

plural of pocket T-shirt

plural of hip-pocket flask

(idiomatic) Ready if needed, in reserve, prepared, available for use whenever it might be advantageous.

(humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

(entertainment industry) A person who is being provisionally represented by an agent but is not yet signed by the agency.

plural of hip-pocket client