jock
nounnounverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒɒk//
- United States//ˈd͡ʒɑk//
A Scotsman.
noun
- 1
archaicA common man.
- 2
slangA Scotsman.
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English Jackin Middle English Jankyn English Jack English Jock English jock From Jock, a Scottish hypocoristic form of John (compare Jack).
noun
- 1
informalA 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."
- 2
datedThe penis.
- 3
An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports.
- 4
slangA young male athlete, typically tall and aged 16–23.
- 5
slangAn 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.
- 6
slangA 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 […]
- 7
datedA specialist computer programmer.
compiler jock
systems jock
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.
verb
- 1
slangTo masturbate.
- 2
slangTo humiliate.
- 3
slangTo steal.
noun
- 1
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?
Etymology
Unknown.
Forms
- plural
- jocks
- past tense
- jocked
- past participle
- jocked
- present participle
- jocking
- third person singular
- jocks