Pock vs Jock - What's the difference?
pock | jock |
A pus filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
Any pit, especially one formed as a scar
To scar or mark with pits
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(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 pock and jock
is that pock is a pus filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease while jock is (uk|slang) a scot.As a verb pock
is to scar or mark with pits.As a proper noun jock is
a nickname.pock
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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.