jockstrap

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
28
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɑkstɹæp/
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/ˈd͡ʒɑkstɹæp/ · /ˈd͡ʒɒkstɹæp/

Definition of jockstrap

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
    “With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention While queueing for sarnies at the office canteen.”
    “There are many accounts of men, back in the 1970s, work out in nothing but a jockstrap.”

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Etymology

Compound of (dated slang) jock (“penis”) + strap; from the earlier forms bike jockey strap and jockey strap.

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