Jock vs Indie - What's the difference?
jock | indie |
(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
independent; from outside the mainstream
An independent publisher.
* 2005 , Billboard (volume 117, number 3, 15 January 2005, page 36)
A work released by an independent publisher.
(uncountable) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
English clippings
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As nouns the difference between jock and indie
is that jock is a common man while indie is an independent publisher.As a verb jock
is to masturbate.As a proper noun Jock
is a nickname.As an adjective indie is
independent; from outside the mainstream.jock
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.
Etymology 3
Synonyms
* (to masturbate) jack off, jerk off, jock off, wank, wank off * (to humiliate) punk * (to steal) gankindie
English
(wikipedia indie)Adjective
(-)- an indie''' pop group; an '''indie video game
Usage notes
* In this spelling, generally but not exclusively used for pop culture, especially music or games, with indy used in other contexts such as wrestling.Noun
(en noun)- He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet.