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What (who) is jock - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Jocks; Jock (disambiguation)
jock
(jocks)
A jock is a young man who is enthusiastic about a particular sport and spends a lot of time playing it. (INFORMAL)
...an all-American football jock.
N-COUNT
jock
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)
Jock
¦ noun informal, often offensive a Scotsman.
Origin
C16: Scots form of the given name Jack (see jack1).
Examples of use of jock
1. "It‘s fantastic that Sir Jock feels capable of speaking out.
2. A Jock was fined 750 yesterday for insulting a Taffy.
3. Britain‘s chief of defense staff Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup said that would have deep consequences.
4. Jock Nelson was not taken to hospital after last week‘s incident.
5. "I know there have been such reports over the past 12 months," Sir Jock told MPs.