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Man, House really got out of pocket (lemmy.world)
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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (15 children)

I've resisted adopting the phrase out of pocket, but it actually is perfectly reasonable to use here. What the fuck, Greg?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Did he pay for expenses out of his own money? Is he away from his usual station? I have a feeling this means I'm old.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Let's just repurpose existing phrases, nobody can stop us. House sure is watching the bottom line, huh?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    "Out of pocket" meaning unruly, inappropriate, or out of control appears to have usage at least as far back as the 1940s.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Can you provide a source?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    https://archive.org/details/cassellsdictiona00gree/page/884/mode/2up I've seen several sources pointing to this particular dictionary, but I'm not familiar enough with Internet archive lending to pull the specific page. I also haven't found any primary sources from that time period to correlate.

    Its much more recent, but 50 Cent used it in a number of songs, including 2005's "in my hood"

    Sheeit, bitch get out of pocket, she need some discipline

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Sorry, the claim that "out of pocket" has this alternate, non-financial definition going back to the 1940s is entirely unsupported.

    There are four references to "out of pocket" in the book, according to Google Books. All of them have to do with money. https://books.google.com/books/about/Cassell_s_Dictionary_of_Slang.html?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC

    If you look at the 50 Cent lyrics in context, they're saying that crack money has slowed down, so the "bitch" is paying out of pocket. https://genius.com/50-cent-in-my-hood-lyrics

    Crack money slow so you know niggas is trippin' (Yea!)

    Shorty down there on that Queens tracks takin a whippin'

    Sheeit, bitch get out of pocket, she need some discipline

    Peep the fiend shootin diesel in his arm in the alley

    Edit: on reflection, I'm not sure I understand the lyrics well enough to say which way he means "out of pocket" to be taken.

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