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Jock
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jock
English
Etymology
en :from Jack 1
A Scots variant of Jack.
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɒk/ RP
en /ˈd͡ʒɑk/ GA
en En-au-jock.ogg AU
en ɒk 1
Proper noun
A nickname.
en 1975 Robertson Davies World of Wonders 0670817902 736 - - - If you want a Scotch name why don't you call him Jock?" Macgregor looked disgusted. "Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian. If you want to call him Ian Fetch, I shall say no more.
A given name.
A surname.
Noun
Scot
en UK slang en jock
Derived terms
en Jockland