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noun
1.
a jockstrap.
2.
Informal. an athlete.
3.
Informal. an enthusiast: a computer jock.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | informal short for disc jockey |
| 2. | informal short for jockstrap |
| 3. | informal (US) an athlete |
| 4. | (NZ) mining a pointed bar of steel inserted into the wheel of a mine vehicle and used for emergency braking |
| Jock (dʒɒk) | |
| —n | |
| a slang word or term of address for a Scot | |
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Word Origin & History
jock
1952, short for jockstrap "supporter of the male genital organs, used in sports" (1897), from jock slang for "penis" c.1650-c.1850, probably from Jock, the nickname for John, which was used generically for "common man" from 1508. Meaning "an athletic man" is from 1963, Amer.Eng. slang.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
jock definition
1. A programmer who is characterised by large and somewhat brute-force programs.
2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular computing area. The compounds "compiler jock" and "systems jock" seem to be the best-established examples.
[Jargon File]
(1995-01-19)
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