hip-pocket client

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhip-pocket client (plural hip-pocket clients)

plural hip-pocket clients

  1. economicsA person who is being provisionally represented by an agent but is not yet signed by the agency.

    As a hip-pocket client, you'll receive a short burst of attention and your script will probably be sent out to a few places. If the script doesn't generate heat, the agency will quickly write you off.

    2013, Mary Johnson, The New Scriptwriter's Journal, page 289
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APA

hip-pocket client. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip-pocket%20client

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hip-pocket client,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip-pocket%20client.

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