# jocks

Pronunciation: say "JOKS" US /ˈd͡ʒɑks/, UK /ˈd͡ʒɒks/

## Noun

1. Plural of jock. — plural of jock
   - Simple: Plural of jock. Use it when you mean more than one jock.
   - _Gym class was a nightmare for anyone who wasn't one of the jocks._
   - _He packed two clean jocks and his skates in the hockey bag._
2. Men's briefs, the close-fitting style of underpants. *(slang, Australia)*
   - Simple: Men's tight, short underpants.
   - _Don't answer the door in your jocks, mate. Put some shorts on._
   - _He packed a towel, a spare shirt and three pairs of jocks for the weekend away._

## Origin

Shortened from jockey shorts.

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