vest-pocket
Adjective
Meaning
Small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container.
She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times.
(by extension) Smaller than would ordinarily be expected.
Levi's apartment was a vest-pocket Graceland; every inch of wall and shelf space was covered by Elvis memorabilia.
Alternative names
vest pocket
Synonyms
portable
pocket
dwarf
miniature
minuscule
diminutive
micro
mini
small-scale
pocket-sized
teensy-weensy
teeny-weeny
pocket-size
itsy-bitsy
itty-bitty
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