Jock is a name for both people and things. For its etymologies, translations, and slang meanings not stated below, check Wiktionary.A jock, by most accepted standards of the stereotype (if one is American), is an individual - usually a tall, physically fit, male in his late teens or early twenties - who is well-known for his athletic abilities (This definition is hardly recognised outside of the
United States of America and
Canada). Jocks are more widely recognized in certain team sports, such as
basketball,
football,
American football,
rock climbing, and other physically demanding sports, Jocks tend to look down on less physically gifted people as being inferior. The term "jock" can be used pejoratively, neutrally, or even complimentarily. The pejorative use refers to an individual whose awareness of his own athletic abilities (or possible lack thereof) gives him the appearance of conceit, real or not to the observer (and in this sense the words "musclehead" and "musclebrain" are sometimes used); and as a result, jocks are often regarded as bullies to their peers, especially those who are not athletically inclined or don't play sports in general. Most famously, the targets of bullying by "jocks" are "
nerds" - as popularized by movies such as
Revenge of the Nerds - given the idea that the athletically inclined and the intellectually inclined are polar opposites and that the traits each stereotyped group exhibit cannot coexist peacefully. Jock is also a term used, either derogatively or as a term of endearment, by the English for people from Scotland.
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Jocks ist eine in
US High Schools gängige Bezeichnung für eine Gruppe von sportlich aktiven Jungs, die meist in einem der
Football- oder
Baseball-Teams der Schule um die regionale Meisterschaft kämpfen.Anders als in
deutschen Schulen, sind die Schüler (high school students) der vierjährigen
High School (von der 9. - als
Freshman - bis zur 12. Klasse - als
Seniors - ) in verschiedene Gruppen aufgeteilt und nehmen hauptsächlich Kontakt innerhalb dieser Gruppen auf. Sie lieben es geradezu, sich mit ihrer Gruppe zu identifizieren und die jeweiligen "outsider" bei deren Gruppennamen zu nennen.
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Een diskjockey (van het
Amerikaans-Engelse disk jockey) is van oorsprong de persoon die de platen op de
draaitafel of platendraaier legt. Tegenwoordig wordt echter de afkorting dj (ook DJ) of deejay (als in het Engels uitgesproken) meer gebruikt.Er zijn diskjockeys op de radio en in discotheken. Sommige organiseren hun eigen shows waarmee ze zelfstandig optreden.
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