jock

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɒk/UK/ˈd͡ʒɑk/US

Etymology

The computer slang meanings are derived from jockey. The athletic slang meanings in turn date from the mid-20th century and are simple abbreviations of jockstrap.

Definitions

  1. A common man.

  2. A Scotsman.

  3. A jockey.

    • "You've heard of him?" "No." "Why, young fellah, where have you lived? Sir John Ballinger is the best gentleman jock in the north country."
  4. + 14 more definitions
    1. The penis.

    2. An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports.

    3. A young male athlete, typically tall and aged 16–23.

    4. An enthusiastic sports fan, especially one with few other interests, often stereotyped as…

      An enthusiastic sports fan, especially one with few other interests, often stereotyped as slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength.

      • 'Cause all jocks ever think about is sports, all we ever think about is sex.
    5. A disc jockey.

      • There was never a single listener protest or objection — the entire opposition to the content of the program came from a few jocks within the station.
      • As a teenager, I laid down the sword and decided I wanted to be a disc jockey. […] I'd sit outside the studio and watch with envy and admiration as the jocks performed in the small room on the other side of the soundproof window […]
    6. A specialist computer programmer.

      • compiler jock
      • systems jock
    7. To masturbate.

    8. To humiliate.

    9. To steal.

    10. Food

      Food; meals.

      • Thear's boan-idle nowbles, baht hahses an' lands, 'at al walk on a carpeted path, an' nivver do nowt wi' ther lily-white hands bud lift uther fowk's jock to ther maath.
      • Hah's a growing lad to thrive baht jock?
    11. A nickname.

    12. A given name.

    13. A surname.

    14. Alternative letter-case form of jock

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA