Examples of jockstrap in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Italianx icon Lady Gaga will be starring in Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to Todd Phillips’s Oscar-winning film Joker, giving the Joker franchise a guaranteed in with the gay community (next up: Folie à Deux jockstraps).
—Vulture, 4 Aug. 2022
The moment Alfredo steps into the locker room of the fire station where his family’s influence gets him a job, men in jockstraps or fully nude test his knowledge of art history by re-creating famous paintings via suggestive poses.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
After several attempts, the infamous first working prototype was two jockstraps—a piece of supportive sports apparel invented for men in 1874–sewn together to serve as a pair of breast cups with shoulder straps.
—Malissa Rodenburg, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2023
The final section has the performers stripping down to jockstraps and thongs and painting themselves in a rainbow of colors.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
Some people prefer the mobility and freedom of a brief or even a jockstrap, but others prefer the coverage and support of a longer boxer brief.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
Behind it are two bodies climbing up a wall, one wearing a sailor cap, a tiny blue vest with two white stars, and a jockstrap made of silver sequins.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2022
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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
Italianx icon Lady Gaga will be starring in Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to Todd Phillips’s Oscar-winning film Joker, giving the Joker franchise a guaranteed in with the gay community (next up: Folie à Deux jockstraps).
—Vulture, 4 Aug. 2022
The moment Alfredo steps into the locker room of the fire station where his family’s influence gets him a job, men in jockstraps or fully nude test his knowledge of art history by re-creating famous paintings via suggestive poses.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
After several attempts, the infamous first working prototype was two jockstraps—a piece of supportive sports apparel invented for men in 1874–sewn together to serve as a pair of breast cups with shoulder straps.
—Malissa Rodenburg, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2023
The final section has the performers stripping down to jockstraps and thongs and painting themselves in a rainbow of colors.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
Some people prefer the mobility and freedom of a brief or even a jockstrap, but others prefer the coverage and support of a longer boxer brief.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
Behind it are two bodies climbing up a wall, one wearing a sailor cap, a tiny blue vest with two white stars, and a jockstrap made of silver sequins.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2022
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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
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“Jockstrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jockstrap. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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jock strap
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jockstrap
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jock·strap
ˈjäk-ˌstrap 
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