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Jockland en · PROPN

Etymology

From jock (“(derogatory) a Scotsman”) + land.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory) Scotland
    • And it ain't like he's had me up stayin at his Jockland shithole, so a little bit of respect is called for. 2012, Irvine Welsh, Skagboys, page 237:
    • This rozzer might be from Jockland, but he was every bit as oily as an East End old-timer. 1992, Ian Rankin, Wolfman, page 50:
    • Did the cunt think Darren was in some nationwide guild of criminals, that he could put an ad in the newsletter and find a good operator up in fucking Jockland, just like that? 1996, Christopher Brookmyre, Quite Ugly One Morning, page 40:

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