jockstrap

See also: jock strap

English

Etymology

jock + strap from the earlier forms bike jockey strap and jockey strap.

Noun

jockstrap (plural jockstraps)

  1. An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
    • 2010, Erik Alvarez, Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture - p.104
      There are many accounts of men, back in the 1970s, work out in nothing but a jocksstrap.

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