1
: athlete sense 1
especially
: a school or college athlete
2
: a person devoted to a single pursuit or interest
computer jocks
4
: pilot
especially
: a fighter pilot
1
2
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones.
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And rather than exact revenge on a jock bully, nerdy William gets drunk, sheds his dorky image, and becomes a party god.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
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Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There's Pink Ladies, there's T-Birds, there's jocks, there's nerds.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 July 2025
Molly Higgins The Best Workout Headphones for Moving Around Constantly
Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 18 June 2025
And rather than exact revenge on a jock bully, nerdy William gets drunk, sheds his dorky image, and becomes a party god.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Parker Hall The Best Workout Headphones for Moving Around Constantly
Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jock
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“Jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jock. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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