jock

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 →
2. (UK, slang, can be offensive) A Scottish person, especially a Scottish man; often «Jock». tree →
3. (informal) Short for a disc jockey (DJ) or a jockey who rides racehorses. tree →
4. (informal) Short for a jockstrap, a support worn by boys and men in sport. tree →

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 →
• He's a jock, but he also loves poetry. tree →
• The radio jock played my favourite song. tree →
• Calling someone a «dumb jock» is unkind and untrue. tree →
• The football jocks were training on the field. tree →
• «Hey, Jock!» shouted his English cousin, and he didn't like it. tree →
• A shock jock says rude things on the radio to get attention. tree →
• But it was too clever for Jock and her both. tree →

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.