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jock

1  [jok]
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–noun Informal.
1. jockey.
2. disc jockey.
Origin:
1820–30; shortened form of jockey
Jockstraps ABCunderwear
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jock

2  [jok]
–noun
1. a jockstrap.
2. Informal. an athlete.
3. Informal. an enthusiast: a computer jock.
Origin:
1950–55; by shortening from jockstrap

Jock

  [jok]
–noun
1. Scot. and Irish English.
a. a nickname for John.
b. an innocent lad; country boy.
2. British Informal.
a. a Scottish soldier or a soldier in a Scottish regiment.
b. any Scot.
3. a male given name.
Origin:
1500–10
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jock 1   (jŏk)   
n.  

  1. Sports A jockey.

  2. A disc jockey.


[Short for jockey.]
jock 2   (jŏk)   
n.  

  1. An athletic supporter.

  2. Sports An athlete, especially in college.

  3. Slang One characterized by excessive concern for machismo.


[Short for jockstrap.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
jock

  1. n.
    an athlete. (See also strap; jockstrap. Now of either sex.) : The jocks are all at practice now.
  2. n.
    an athletic supporter (garment). : Somebody dropped a jock in the hall.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

jock
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.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-01-19)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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