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Jockland

Jockland proper noun: scotland.

Proper noun

Jockland

  1. (derogatory) Scotland
    • This rozzer might be from Jockland, but he was every bit as oily as an East End old-timer.1992, Ian Rankin, Wolfman, page 50
    • Did the cunt think Darren was in some nationwide guild of criminals, that he could put an ad in the newsletter and find a good operator up in fucking Jockland, just like that?1996, Christopher Brookmyre, Quite Ugly One Morning, page 40

Origin of Jockland

From jock (“(derogatory) a Scotsman”) + land.

Questions about Jockland

What does Jockland mean?
Jockland means scotland.
What part of speech is Jockland?
Jockland is a proper noun.

Words near Jockland in the dictionary

  1. jockeyships
  2. jockies
  3. jocking
  4. jocking off
  5. jockish
  6. Jockland
  7. jockless
  8. jocklike
  9. Jockney
  10. Jockneys
  11. jocko

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