jockstrap
[jok-strap]
- an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
Show More
Origin of jockstrap
Also called athletic supporter.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words
noblevigorousboldmasculinevirilemachoself-reliantheroicmanlikemanfulaudaciousbravecoltconfidentdaringdauntlessdignifiedfearlessfirmgallantExamples from the Web for jockstrap
Contemporary Examples
There was a man in a jockstrap with a fingerlike thing hanging down from his crotch.
When Hollywood Flirted with Porn: 1969, ‘Myra Breckinridge,’ ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,’ & 20th Century FoxRobert Hofler
February 1, 2014
jockstrap
- an elasticated belt with a pouch worn by men, esp athletes, to support the genitalsAlso called: athletic support
Show More
Word Origin
C20: from slang jock penis + strap
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
Word Origin and History for jockstrap
n.
also jock-strap, "supporter of the male genital organs, used in sports," 1897, with strap (n.) + jock slang for "penis" c.1650-c.1850, probably from Jock, the nickname for John, which was used generically for "common man" from c.1500.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper