out of pocket
adjective
inappropriate, out of line, etc.
What does out of pocket mean?
Out of pocket, sometimes styled with hyphens (out-of-pocket), describes someone or more often something (such as someone’s speech or behavior) that is wildly inappropriate, out-of-bounds, out of line, etc.
Examples of out of pocket
Why do irl animatronics look like they had to stop whatever they were in the middle of because they heard you said something so out of pocket?
—@viperpitsfilly, BlueSky, 3 Mar. 2025
Negativity, slowly but surely, chips away at your confidence. Those shady “jokes” become the voices in your head that cause you to doubt yourself. And even worse, it actually drains your energy when you have to stay ready in case one of your “friends” says or does something out of pocket.
—he will NEVER open his mouth to be helpful and he will ALWAYS make conversations weird with wildly out-of-pocket comments.
—Dean was out of pocket for yelling at Luke in the founders day punch episode
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Where does out of pocket come from?
This slang use of out of pocket comes from African American English and was first recorded in the mid-20th century.
How is out of pocket used?
Out of pocket is used in similar contexts and situations as its synonymous words and phrases. A separate slang use of out of pocket exists which describes someone as unable to be reached by phone, text, etc. (in other words, incommunicado).
Of course I’ll be out of pocket for a huge chunk of the rest of the afternoon. Picking kids up, back to back soccer games ...
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