jock

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an enthusiastic athlete, especially a male one (informal)

   The campus jocks gathered at the gym every afternoon.

Appears in

American slang of the mid-20th century, a shortening of 'jockstrap' (athletic supporter), itself from 'jock' (a slang term for the genitals) + 'strap'.

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