jockstrap

noun

jock·​strap ˈjäk-ˌstrap 

: athletic supporter

Examples of jockstrap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Somewhere along the way, a man’s jockstrap became part of the solution. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Your work has long played with pleasure, kink and the tension between what is proper and what is provocative — from your infamous jockstraps to the recent patent leather groom who closed the recent men’s show in Milan. — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

After the Blockbuster Video shop closed that same year, the jockstrap made its way back to Oliver. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

One of his pals, Otis Pena, was dressed in what was described at trial as a jockstrap. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

slang jock "male genitals" (of uncertain origin) + strap entry 1

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jockstrap

• bandgap
• bitmap
• blackcap
• blackstrap
• bootstrap
• burlap
• claptrap
• entrap
• foolscap
• kidnap
• kneecap
• madcap

Kids Definition

jock strap

noun

: athletic supporter

Medical Definition

jockstrap

noun

jock·​strap ˈjäk-ˌstrap 

: athletic supporter