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Jock vs Tock - What's the difference?

jock | tock |

As nouns the difference between jock and tock

is that jock is (uk|slang) a scot while tock is (used in conjunction with tick) a clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.

As a proper noun jock

is a nickname.

As a verb tock is

to produce such a sound.

jock

English

Etymology 1

Unknown. Suggested to be a hypocoristic for John .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang, archaic) A common man.
  • (British, slang, pejorative) A Scotsman.

    • 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)
  • (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
    • 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

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to masturbate
  • (slang) to humiliate
  • (slang) to steal
    • Synonyms
    * (to masturbate) jack off, jerk off, jock off, wank, wank off * (to humiliate) punk * (to steal) gank

    tock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (used in conjunction with tick) A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.

    • Derived terms

    * tick-tock

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To produce such a sound.
  • * Roger Ladd Memmott, Sweet Sally Ann
    • The clock chimed the hour and then audibly tocked as the pendulum swung behind the glass pane of the door.
  • * 1967 , William Gray Purcell, St. Croix Trail Country: Recollections of Wisconsin
    • The old clock tocked with a wooden "cluck," and like as not a squirrel would be hopping across the oilcloth table or scrambling along the loose bark of the log wall in search of a stray gingersnap.