Jock may refer to:
Common meanings
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Jock (stereotype)
In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is primarily interested in sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual activity. It is generally applied mostly to high school and ...
, a North American term for a stereotypical male athlete
* Jock, a
derogatory term for Scottish people mostly used by the English
* Short for
jockstrap
A jockstrap, also a jock (male), jill (female), strap, cup, groin guard, pelvic protector (female), supporter, or athletic supporter, is an undergarment for protecting the testes and penis or vulva during contact sports or other vigorous physic ...
, an item of male protective undergarment
* Jocks,
male briefs, AKA "jockey shorts" and (in Australia) most other styles
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, 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
Charles Jock (born 23 November 1989) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meter discipline. He ran collegiately at UC Irvine. He is currently the NACAC U23 record holder for the 800 meter race. Jock represented the Uni ...
(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
''Lady and the Tramp'' is a 1955 American animated musical romance film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution. The 15th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hami ...
'' and ''
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure''
* Wee Jock, a Highland Terrier in ''
Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth is the lackadaisical police constable of the fictional Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh, in a series of murder mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney).
Considered by many to be a useless, lazy moocher, 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
The 9th (Scottish) Division, was an infantry division of the British Army during the First World War, one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War.
A ...
* Jock, a dog, subject of the book ''
Jock of the Bushveld
''Jock of the Bushveld'' is a true story by South African author Sir James Percy FitzPatrick.The Bystander">''The Bystander'', Volume 16 2 October 1907, page 38 The 1907 book tells of FitzPatrick's travels with his dog, Jock, a Staffordshire Bu ...
'' 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
Jock may refer to:
Common meanings
* 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 undergarmen ...
, an infection of the groin region
* ''
The Jocks and the Geordies
''The Jocks and the Geordies'' was a British comic strip which appeared in the magazine ''The Dandy'' and was drawn by Jimmy Hughes. It ran from 1975 to 1990, when artist Jimmy Hughes retired, with occasional appearances after that date.
Concept
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'', a comic strip
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Jocky Jocky is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Jocky Dempster (born 1948), former Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South, Mirren and Clyde
* Jocky Petrie (chef), Scottish professional chef
* Jocky Petrie (footballer) ...
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Shock jock
A shock jock is a radio broadcaster or DJ who entertains listeners and attracts attention using humor and/or melodramatic exaggeration that may offend some portion of the listening audience. The term is used pejoratively to describe provocative o ...
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