jocks

noun — 2 senses

jocks

noun

Etymology From jockey shorts.

1

Australia, Slang Male briefs.

  • "My name's Bill. I'm from Western Australia. I was sleeping in my panel van across the creek in the park, and I guess the flood waters picked up the van. I still can't believe what happened, but at least I'm still alive. All I've got left is what I'm standing in: my jocks."2014, Lewis Philips, I Am the ONe:
  • "Please, Ryan. I don't want to come downstairs every morning and find you lounging around in your jocks on my couch. It's too ... studenty."2015, Marian Keyes, The Woman Who Saved My Life: A Novel:
2

Ireland, Slang Underwear.

  • She didn't have time to shower, let alone change from her jocks. She pulls her hair backward in a knot.2015 February 6, Æmilius, 925, CreateSpace, →ISBN, page 11:
  • [Nicole O'Connor:] It's not blowing the jocks off me, but it's like... it's like gently kind of puffing the jocks off me. [Cameraman:] Jocks is Irish slang for underwear.2025 November 7, The TRY Channel, "Irish People Try Calzones"
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