Jock (disambiguation)
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Jock may refer to:
- Jock, individual of the Scottish peopleScottish peopleThe Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
, especially Scottish soldiers - Jock (athlete), an AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
term for a stereotypical male athlete - Jock (artist)Jock (artist)Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a British comics artist, best known for his work in 2000 AD and on The Losers.-Career:...
(born 1972), British comic book artist - The Jocks, British 9th (Scottish) DivisionBritish 9th (Scottish) DivisionThe 9th Division, was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War....
- Jock, historical dog in book and film Jock of the BushveldJock of the BushveldJock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick. The book tells of Fitzpatrick's travels with his dog, Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, during the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the...
by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick - Jock, a slang term for masturbationMasturbationMasturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...
in the Caribbean
Fictional characters
- Jock, railway locomotive character on Arlesdale Railway in children's books
- Jock, pilot in game Deus Ex
- Jock, dog in film Lady and the Tramp
- Jock EwingJock EwingJohn Ross Ewing, Sr., better known as Jock Ewing, is a character in the popular American television series Dallas, played by Jim Davis and Dale Midkiff in Dallas: The Early Years...
, in Dallas on television
Other
- Jock, jockstrapJockstrapA jockstrap is an undergarment designed for supporting the male genitalia during sports or other vigorous physical activity...
- Jock, the Jock RiverJock RiverThe Jock River, known locally as the Mighty Jock, is a tributary of the Rideau River, named after Jacques, a French man who drowned in it in the early 19th century. At one time, it was known as the Goodwood River...
in Canada - Jock (given name)Jock (given name)Jock is a Scottish diminutive form of the forename "John"Notable people bearing this name include:*Jock Butterfield, New Zealand rugby league footballer* Jock Stein, Celtic FC manager , a football club in Scotland* Jock Callander* Jock Shaw...
- Jocks, male briefs, including "jockey shorts" and (in Australia) most other styles
- Jocks (film)Jocks (film)Jocks is a 1987 teen comedy. The film was directed by Steve Carver and written by Michael Lanahan and David Oas.Jocks was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada and in Los Angeles, California.-Plot:...
, a 1987 film
See also
- Disc jockeyDisc jockeyA disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
- Jock GaynorJock GaynorJock Gaynor was an American actor, producer, and writer, whose work was confined primarily to television...
, actor - Jock itchJock itchTinea cruris, also known as crotch itch, crotch rot, Dhobie itch, eczema marginatum, gym itch, jock itch, and ringworm of the groin in American English is a dermatophyte fungal infection of the groin region in either sex, though more often seen in males...
, infection of the groin region by fungus tinea cruris - Jock LivingstonJock LivingstonLeonard "Jock" Livingston, born at Hurlstone Park, Sydney on 3 May 1920 and died there on 16 January 1998, was an Australian cricketer who played most of his first-class cricket in England.-Cricket career:...
, Australian cricketer - Jock O'Hazeldean, variant of song John of HazelgreenJohn of HazelgreenJohn of Hazelgreen or Jock O'Hazeldean is Child ballad 293. The Jock O'Hazeldean variant was published by Sir Walter Scott.-Synopsis:...
- Jock o' the SideJock o' the SideJock o the Side or Jock O' the Side is Child ballad 187, a border ballad, existing in several variants. The rescue it depicts is recorded solely in popular tradition, although Jock o the Side himself appears to have existed.-Synopsis:...
, song - Jock ScottJock ScottJohn Wyeth "Jock" Scott, II was a lawyer and college professor in Alexandria, who served three terms from District 26 in the Louisiana House of Representatives, first as a Democrat and then as a Republican . He was defeated in a race for the Louisiana State Senate in 1987...
, Louisiana politician and lawyer - JockeyJockeyA jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
- Jocky
- Shock jockShock jockShock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of any radio broadcaster who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe provocative or irreverent broadcasters whose mannerisms,...
- The Jocks and the GeordiesThe Jocks and the GeordiesThe Jocks and the Geordies were fictional characters who had their own comic strip in The Dandy comic. It ran from 1975 until the early 1990s....
, a comic strip