English

Proper noun

Jock

1. A nickname.
   • 1975 Robertson Davies: World of Wonders ISBN 0670817902 page 736:

     - - - If you want a Scotch name why don't you call him Jock?" Macgregor looked disgusted. "Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian. If you want to call him Ian Fetch, I shall say no more.

Noun

Jock ‎(plural Jocks)

1. (Britain, slang) a Scot

Usage notes

Some speakers consider the term pejorative. Others consider it no more pejorative than, for example, the similar generic use of "Joe".

See also

• Jimmy
• Jockland
• Paddy
• Mick

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒk

Noun

jock ‎(plural jocks)

1. (slang, archaic) A common man.
2. (Britain, slang, pejorative) A Scotsman.

Etymology 2

The computer slang meanings are derived from jockey. The athletic slang meanings in turn date from the middle 20th century and are simple abbreviations of jockstrap, which is in turn derived from the older slang meaning of jock itself, which dates from the 17th century, and whose etymology is unknown.

Noun

jock ‎(plural jocks)

1. (slang, rare, dated) The ****.
2. An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports, a jockstrap.
3. (US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
4. (US, slang, pejorative) An enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests. A slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength. A pretty boy that shows off in sport.
5. (US, slang, computing) A specialist computer programmer

   usage note: Usually the noun is part of a noun phrase explicitly denoting the particular speciality, such as a "compiler jock" or a "systems jock". Usage of the word alone with this meaning is rare.

Translations

Etymology 3

Verb

jock ‎(third-person singular simple present jocks, present participle jocking, simple past and past participle jocked)

1. (slang) to ****
2. (slang) to humiliate
3. (slang) to steal

Synonyms

• (to ****): jack off, jerk off, jock off, wank, wank off
• (to humiliate): punk
• (to steal): gank