Girly vs Jock - What's the difference?
girly | jock |
Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet
(child speak ) girl
(slang, rare, dated) The penis.
An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports, a jockstrap.
(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
(US, slang, pejorative) An enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests. A slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength. A pretty boy that shows off in sport.
(US, slang, computing) A specialist computer programmer
As nouns the difference between girly and jock
is that girly is (child speak ) girl while jock is (uk|slang) a scot.As an adjective girly
is characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet.As a proper noun jock is
a nickname.girly
English
Adjective
(er)Usage notes
* Girly may be applied to a person of either sex and of any age.Synonyms
* (applied to a girl or woman ): feminine, girlish, womanly * (applied to a boy or man ): effeminate, unmanlyAntonyms
* (applied to a girl or woman ): butch, hoyden, hoydenish, mannish, masculine, tomboyish, unwomanly * (applied to a boy or man ): butch, manly, masculineDerived terms
* girly girl * girlymanNoun
(girlies)Synonyms
* See alsojock
English
Etymology 1
Unknown. Suggested to be a hypocoristic for John .Etymology 2
The computer slang meanings are derived from jockey. The athletic slang meanings in turn date from the middle 20th century and are simple abbreviations of jockstrap, which is in turn derived from the older slang meaning of jock itself, which dates from the 17th century, and whose etymology is unknown.Noun
(en noun)- usage note : Usually the noun is part of a noun phrase explicitly denoting the particular speciality, such as a "compiler jock" or a "systems jock". Usage of the word alone with this meaning is rare.