Jock may refer to:
Common meanings
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Jock (stereotype), a North American term for a stereotypical male athlete
* Jock, a
derogatory term for Scottish people mostly used by the English
* Short for
jockstrap, an item of male protective undergarment
* Jocks,
male briefs in Australian slang
Places
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Jock River
The Jock River, known locally as the Mighty Jock, is a river in Ottawa and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a topographic map. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tr ...
, Canada
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Jocks Lagoon
Jocks Lagoon is an freshwater coastal lagoon in north-eastern Tasmania, Australia. In 1982 it was designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
Description
The lagoon is located approximately south-east of the ...
, Tasmania
People
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Jock (given name)
Jock is a Scottish diminutive form of the forename "John"; It is also a nickname for someone of Scottish origin, as well as being the collective name for Scottish soldiers, collectively known as "the Jocks". It corresponds to Jack in England and ...
, a list of people with the first name or nickname
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Jock (cartoonist)
Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a Scottish cartoonist, best known for his work in '' 2000 AD'', '' The Losers'', and more recently ''Batman'' and ''Wolverine''. He is also known for '' Wytches'' by Image Comics.
Career
Comics
Joc ...
(born 1972), British comic book artist Mark Simpson
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Charles Jock (born 1989), American middle-distance runner
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Duach Jock
Duach Jock (born 20 December 1986) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays for the North County Battalion in National Premier Soccer League.
Early life
Jock was born in Ethiopia to South Sudanese refugee parents. He and his parents moved to t ...
(born 1986), South Sudanese soccer player
Fictional characters
* Jock,
pilot in game ''Deus Ex''
* Jock, a Scottish Terrier in ''
Lady and the Tramp'' and ''
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure''
* Wee Jock, a Highland Terrier in ''
Hamish Macbeth''
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Jock Ewing
John Ross "Jock" Ewing Sr. (1909–1982) is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'' created by David Jacobs. Jock was played by Jim Davis in the show's first four seasons from 1978 to 1981, and as a young man by Dale ...
, in ''Dallas'' on television
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Jock Lindsey, a pilot from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''
Other uses
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''Jocks'' (film), a 1987 film
* The Jocks, the British Army
9th (Scottish) Division
* Jock, a dog, subject of the book ''
Jock of the Bushveld'' by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
See also
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Disc jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music f ...
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Jock itch, an infection of the groin region
* ''
The Jocks and the Geordies'', a comic strip
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Jocky
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Shock jock
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