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jock
1[jok]
jock
2[jok]
noun
a jockstrap.
Informal.an athlete.
Informal.an enthusiast.
a computer jock.
Jock
3[jok]
noun
Scot. and Irish English.
a nickname for John.
an innocent lad; country boy.
British Informal.
a Scottish soldier or a soldier in a Scottish regiment.
Usually Offensive.a term used to refer to or address a Scot.
a male given name.
jock
1/ ɒ /
noun
informalshort for disc jockey
informalshort for jockstrap
informalan athlete
mining a pointed bar of steel inserted into the wheel of a mine vehicle and used for emergency braking
Jock
2/ ɒ /
noun
a slang word or term of address for a Scot
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jock3
Example Sentences
Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.
Though they all slot into known archetypes — the steely yet vulnerable “final girl,” the condescending jock, the sarcastic pal, the kooky yet intuitive bestie — they’re all fully formed characters, sardonic and self-aware.
In the past, the former radio shock jock was open with the public about her physical health.
The kids, Tyler and Chloe, are at odds: He’s a jock, she’s an outcast who just lost her best friend to an overdose.
"American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long," Ramaswamy complained on Musk's X, denouncing a culture that celebrates "the jock over the valedictorian."
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