jocks en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of jock
form of jock
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jocks en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From jockey shorts.
Meanings
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(Australia, plural, plural-only, slang) Male briefs.
"My name's Bill. I'm from Western Australia. I was sleeping in my panel van across the creek in the park, and I guess the flood waters picked up the van. I still can't believe what happened, but at least I'm still alive. All I've got left is what I'm standing in: my jocks."
2014, Lewis Philips, I Am the ONe:"Please, Ryan. I don't want to come downstairs every morning and find you lounging around in your jocks on my couch. It's too ... studenty."
2015, Marian Keyes, The Woman Who Saved My Life: A Novel:
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(Ireland, plural, plural-only, slang) Underwear.
She didn't have time to shower, let alone change from her jocks. She pulls her hair backward in a knot.
2015 February 6, Æmilius, 925, CreateSpace, →ISBN, page 11:[Nicole O'Connor:] It's not blowing the jocks off me, but it's like... it's like gently kind of puffing the jocks off me. [Cameraman:] Jocks is Irish slang for underwear.
2025 November 7, The TRY Channel, "Irish People Try Calzones"