Meaning

1 senses
  1. An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

    Sportsuspensorium, Suspensorium, Tiefschützer

    суспензо́рийsuspenzórij

    a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Always wear a jockstrap and cup when you play baseball.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
an athletic supporter:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an athletic supporter:

Origin

Compound of (dated slang) jock (“penis”) + strap; from the earlier forms bike jockey strap

Compound of (dated slang) jock (“penis”) + strap; from the earlier forms bike jockey strap and jockey strap.

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Forms

plural: jockstraps

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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