jock

n. family name; Scottish person, Scot (Slang); athlete (American Slang)

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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Noun
1. a person trained to compete in sports
(synonym) athlete
(hypernym) contestant
(hyponym) acrobat
2. a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
(synonym) athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap
(hypernym) protective garment

n. Jock, family name; Scottish person, Scot (Slang); athlete (Slang)

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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