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# jock

noun (a jock, jocks)

«jock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (US, slang) A young person, especially a boy, who loves sport and is part of the sporty, popular group at school, sometimes shown as not interested in study. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#m1)
2. (UK, slang, can be offensive) A Scottish person, especially a Scottish man; often «Jock». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#m2)
3. (informal) Short for a disc jockey (DJ) or a jockey who rides racehorses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#m3)
4. (informal) Short for a jockstrap, a support worn by boys and men in sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#m4)

### In the lessons

In American school stories and films, jocks, nerds and other groups are stereotypes; stories often show that people are more than their label. In the UK «Jock» as a nickname for Scots can be friendly between friends but rude from strangers. Phrases: a dumb jock (rude stereotype), radio jock, shock jock.

### Examples

- In the film, the jocks sat at their own table in the cafeteria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x1)
- He's a jock, but he also loves poetry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x2)
- The radio jock played my favourite song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x3)
- Calling someone a «dumb jock» is unkind and untrue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x4)
- The football jocks were training on the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x5)
- «Hey, Jock!» shouted his English cousin, and he didn't like it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x6)
- A shock jock says rude things on the radio to get attention. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x7)
- But it was too clever for Jock and her both. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a jock, jocks. Slang. «Jock» for a Scot is capitalised and can be offensive. The sporty-student meaning is mostly US and Canadian. Trap: a «jockey» (rider of a racehorse) is a different full word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jock.html) on Mova free.