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Examples of jockstrap in a Sentence
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From black-tie galas to 1,000 gay men in jockstraps on Fire Island.
—Helen Mitsios, SPIN, 16 May 2024
The following drop in June will be timed for LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations, and include items like jockstraps.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Ronson was tasked with dyeing the jockstrap for his stage outfit red and ironing out the sweat from his costumes.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Kristen Stewart and Fiancée Dylan Meyer Have Date Night at Chanel Pre-Oscars Dinner — See Their Looks!
Stewart appears on her latest cover for Rolling Stone wearing a white jockstrap and a black leather vest with her hand down the front of the jockstrap.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
From there, the lowly jockstrap found massive success as the men's underwear industry grew.
—Leanne Italie, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
For the rest of the photos, Stewart continued to wear the jockstrap, as well as other other underwear and androgynous pieces of clothing.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
In a more comic moment, Ringo appears in the documentary footage, uncomfortably chatting backstage with Bowie, who is wearing just a jockstrap, during a costume change.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 July 2023
Likewise, the show’s more graphic songs and costumes — parts of which featured Bowie performing while wearing only a jockstrap — had been toned down out of respect for Japanese culture and the country’s far more conservative crowd control at concerts.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
English slang jock penis + English strap
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near jockstrap
Cite this Entry
“Jockstrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jockstrap. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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jockstrap
noun
jock·strap
ˈjäk-ˌstrap
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