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jock

1

[ jok ]

noun

Informal.


jock

2

[ jok ]

noun

  1. a jockstrap.
  2. Informal. an athlete.
  3. Informal. an enthusiast:

    a computer jock.

Jock

3

[ jok ]

noun

  1. Scot. and Irish English.
    1. a nickname for John.
    2. an innocent lad; country boy.
  2. British Informal.
    1. a Scottish soldier or a soldier in a Scottish regiment.
    2. Usually Offensive. a term used to refer to or address a Scot.
  3. a male given name.

Jock

1

/ dʒɒk /

noun

  1. a slang word or term of address for a Scot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

jock

2

/ dʒɒk /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for disc jockey
  2. informal.
    short for jockstrap
  3. informal.
    an athlete
  4. mining a pointed bar of steel inserted into the wheel of a mine vehicle and used for emergency braking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jock1

First recorded in 1820–30; shortened form of jockey

Origin of jock2

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening from jockstrap

Origin of jock3

First recorded in 1500–10
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Example Sentences

His TV persona, he has said, is part shock jock; he doesn’t really care if you love him or hate him as long as you don’t change the channel.

Up until sixth grade I went to an acting program and then after that, I decided I was going to be a jock.

She's already spoken with one-time shock jock Howard Stern and visited "The View."

From Salon

His speeches and social media presence channel a D-list shock jock mentality, filtered through a Christian nationalist lens, that's grown in popularity in the Trump era.

From Salon

But in “English Teacher,” it’s a student LGBTQ+ group that complains, arguing that the jocks are cross-dressing as a joke and undermining students who are actually trans or nonbinary.

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