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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

jocky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɒki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɑki/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From jock + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Jocklike.
    • “Most comedy writers are tall, jocky types,” said Bill Lawrence, the creator of “Scrubs.” 2007 January 17, Edward Wyatt, “Diagnosis: Acute Case of Broadway Melodium Tremens”, in New York Times:

Forms

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more jocky Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most jocky Degree=Sup lexicographic