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: athlete sense 1
especially
: a school or college athlete
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: a person devoted to a single pursuit or interest
computer jocks
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: pilot
especially
: a fighter pilot
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2
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Don’t expect Elordi to continue portraying the high school jock in the middle of a messy love triangle when Euphoria returns, as the season is set after a time jump that brings them into adulthood.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The actor had previously met success with the first film in Netflix's The Kissing Booth series, but his searing performance as the nervy, brooding jock Nate Jacobs was among the most potent features that made Euphoria a water cooler hit.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
By Season 2, the jock that the audience was supposed to hate had evolved into a buddy for Dustin and babysitter to the younger gang.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The small town Indiana cheerleaders, jocks, and hoods sport shoulder pads, their Izod collars turned up, pants rolled into pleats.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Don’t expect Elordi to continue portraying the high school jock in the middle of a messy love triangle when Euphoria returns, as the season is set after a time jump that brings them into adulthood.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The actor had previously met success with the first film in Netflix's The Kissing Booth series, but his searing performance as the nervy, brooding jock Nate Jacobs was among the most potent features that made Euphoria a water cooler hit.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
By Season 2, the jock that the audience was supposed to hate had evolved into a buddy for Dustin and babysitter to the younger gang.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jock
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“Jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jock. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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