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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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Josh Chesler, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
At school, jocks reigned and some kids had started drinking, but Anna was straitlaced and not involved in team sports.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Determined to redefine her status, Bianca enlists the help of a popular jock named Wesley, who is played by Robbie Amell, to transform her image and challenge the harsh social hierarchy within the school.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
With her newfound powers, the teen casts a spell to become popular and get the hot jock Brad (Dan Gauthier).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Skaters liked them, punks liked them, jocks liked them.
—Josh Chesler, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
At school, jocks reigned and some kids had started drinking, but Anna was straitlaced and not involved in team sports.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Determined to redefine her status, Bianca enlists the help of a popular jock named Wesley, who is played by Robbie Amell, to transform her image and challenge the harsh social hierarchy within the school.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
With her newfound powers, the teen casts a spell to become popular and get the hot jock Brad (Dan Gauthier).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jock. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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