Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jockeys

/ˈd͡ʒɑkiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: jock-eys
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑkiz/

23

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of jockey shorts.

noun

plural of jockey

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of jockey

Example Sentences

"Standing in the cavernous barracks clad only in my jockeys, shivering next to other miserable schlubs and being handled like a piece of beef with "mad cow" disease did nothing to improve my mood."
""Are you for real? I’d think with those green eyes you'd be peeling the chicks off your jockeys before they peeled your jockeys off you!""

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɑkiz/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒɒkiz/

Frequently Paired Words

boxers midways trunks Speedo BVDs

Synonyms

jockey shorts

Rhymes With

rockies cockies hockeys oches

Questions

How do you pronounce jockeys?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɑkiz/.
What does jockeys mean?: Synonym of jockey shorts.
Where does jockeys come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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