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jocky

/ˈd͡ʒɒki/US/ˈd͡ʒɑki/

jocky adjective: jocklike.

Adjective

jocky (comparative more jocky, superlative most jocky)

  1. (informal) Jocklike.
    • “Most comedy writers are tall, jocky types,” said Bill Lawrence, the creator of “Scrubs.”2007 January 17, Edward Wyatt, “Diagnosis: Acute Case of Broadway Melodium Tremens”, in New York Times

Forms of jocky

comparativemore jocky
superlativemost jocky

Origin of jocky

From jock + -y.

Words that rhyme with jocky

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about jocky

What does jocky mean?
Jocky means jocklike.
What part of speech is jocky?
Jocky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jocky?
Jocky is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɒki/ (UK).

Words near jocky in the dictionary

  1. jockstrap
  2. jockstrappery
  3. jockstraps
  4. jockteleg
  5. jocktelegs
  6. jocky
  7. joco-serious
  8. Jocoaitique
  9. jocolatte
  10. jocolet
  11. joconde

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