athlete, jock
(noun) a person trained to compete in sports
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Believed to be a Scots variant of Jack. Because of its specific association with Scotland, the British English slang term is believed by most sources to be derived from the frequency of the use of the given name in Scotland, rather than from the "common man" etymology.
Jock
A nickname.
Jock (plural Jocks)
(UK, slang) a Scot
Some speakers consider the term pejorative. Others consider it no more pejorative than, for example, the similar generic use of "Joe".
jock (plural jocks)
(slang, archaic) A common man.
(British, slang, pejorative) A Scotsman.
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.
jock (plural jocks)
(slang, rare, dated) The penis.
An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports, a jockstrap.
(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
(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.
(slang) A disc jockey.
(US, slang, computing, in combination) A specialist computer programmer.
jock (third-person singular simple present jocks, present participle jocking, simple past and past participle jocked)
(slang) to masturbate
Synonyms: jack off, jerk off, jock off, wank, wank off
(slang) to humiliate
Synonym: punk
(slang) to steal
Synonym: gank
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
