Meaning and background
The story behind Pocket
Pocket is the English noun for the small sewn pouch in a garment where people carry things. It also has uses in sport, geography and figurative language, but the clothing sense is the best-known. Pocket has a snug, domestic association as a pet nickname without proving the dog is particularly small. Its final t is clearly heard after the two brisk syllables, helping to distinguish it from many ordinary command words.
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About Pocket
Recorded as a dog’s name
Pocket appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɑkət/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/pɑkət/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AA1 K AH0 T
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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