Slang definitions & phrases for in the pocket
in the pocket
adjective phrase - Enjoying the best part of a psychedelic intoxication: It was a golden time, and I was right in the pocket (1960s+ Narcotics)
- Playing precisely on the beat: Jimmy Knepper, the trombonist, lays way back rhythmically. He rarely plays on the beat, or in the pocket, as musicians say. He places his notes in the cracks (1990s+ Jazz musicians)