Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An athletic supporter.
- noun Sports An athlete, especially in a school setting.
- noun Sports A jockey.
- noun A disc jockey.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To jolt.
- noun Same as
Jack , 1. - noun [lowercase] Same as
jockey . - noun An iron rod, usually pronged, which is attached to the rear end of a train of mine-cars ascending an incline, and trails behind, to stop the descent of the cars if the rope breaks.
- noun A nautical name for a Scotch seaman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a person trained to compete in sports; an athlete.
- noun A jockstrap.
- noun A
disk jockey . - noun a radio talk-show host who is notorious for voicing unpopular, controversial, or shocking opinions guaranteed to offend many people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb slang to
masturbate - verb slang to
humiliate - verb slang to
steal - noun slang, archaic A common
man . - noun UK, slang, pejorative A
Scotsman . - noun slang, rare, dated The
penis . - noun An
athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports, ajockstrap . - noun US, slang An
athlete . - noun US, slang, pejorative An enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests. A slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength. A pretty boy that shows off in sport.
- noun US, slang, computing A specialist computer programmer
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- noun a person trained to compete in sports
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Maybe it's the smelly locker rooms or the requisite killer instinct, but the term jock has just never really fit you.
LIFT Magazine 2008
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Society, outside that crazy little crucible of high school — and even inside it given half a chance — thinks that jock is a complete arse-wipe.
The Curiosity of Chance Hal Duncan 2009
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Big Brother, Space Station Edition: Pick the hottest babes from an international set of scientists, one grumpy Russian, a cut party animal fighter jock from the US Navy and lock them in an orbital space station for 1 month of intense competition.
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Society, outside that crazy little crucible of high school — and even inside it given half a chance — thinks that jock is a complete arse-wipe.
Archive 2009-04-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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Skater culture has always had one foot squarely planted in jock territory. mroberts Says:
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How would straight men like it if we saw men in jock straps bouncing around?
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Those that occur around the groin area are commonly known as jock itch; those of the feet are commonly known as athlete's foot.
unknown title 2009
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The cheerleader is in training to marry the 'jock' - first making cookies then babies as the obedient little wife.
Girly Boys: boys who have gendered girl interests and boys on girl's teams. Elizabeth McClung 2008
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When it affects the groin area, it's commonly called jock itch.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Extreme Hygiene: Infectious Germs Are Bulking Up at the Gym 2010
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When it affects the groin area, it's commonly called jock itch.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Extreme Hygiene: Infectious Germs Are Bulking Up at the Gym 2010
vinyl commented on the word jock
as a verb.
December 25, 2006
chained_bear commented on the word jock
"Rise Up Jock" is an old sea shanty recorded by Dramtreeo (among others, surely).
February 10, 2008