Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jocks

/dʒˈɑks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: jocks
IPA: /dʒˈɑks/

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Australian usage; Slang

noun

Slang

noun

Example Sentences

""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.""
""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.""
"She didn't have time to shower, let alone change from her jocks. She pulls her hair backward in a knot."
"[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."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Usage

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

Y-fronts bibidees

Rhymes With

box fox blocks rocks stocks socks locks cox sox knox knocks clocks

Questions

How do you pronounce jocks?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɑks/.
What does jocks mean?: plural of jock
Where does jocks come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce jocks

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