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: athlete sense 1
especially
: a school or college athlete
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: a person devoted to a single pursuit or interest
computer jocks
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: pilot
especially
: a fighter pilot
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
While all this is going on, Chloe begins secretly hanging out and hooking up with Tyler's friend Ryan (West Mulholland), a sinister jock who worms his way into her good graces as a shoulder to cry on.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
What started as an unlikely pairing between a computer whiz and a football legend, ignited a revolution and triggered a seismic collision between the worlds of jocks and geeks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
This isn’t the jocks taking the piss out of the theater kids.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
From jocks to nerds, cheerleaders to shy kids, Dazed captures the universality of being a young person on the cusp of truly entering the world, whether you're actualized or not.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
While all this is going on, Chloe begins secretly hanging out and hooking up with Tyler's friend Ryan (West Mulholland), a sinister jock who worms his way into her good graces as a shoulder to cry on.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
What started as an unlikely pairing between a computer whiz and a football legend, ignited a revolution and triggered a seismic collision between the worlds of jocks and geeks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
This isn’t the jocks taking the piss out of the theater kids.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jock. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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: athlete
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