jockstrap

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Etymology

From jock in the obsolete sense of "male genitals" and strap; from the earlier forms bike jockey strap and jockey strap.

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jockstrap (plural jockstraps)

  2. (sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
    Synonyms: groin guard, supporter, athletic supporter
    • 1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull:
      With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention
      While queueing for sarnies at the office canteen.
    • 2010, Erick Alvarez, Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture, Routledge, →ISBN, page 105:
      There are many accounts of men, back in the 1970s, work out in nothing but a jockstrap.

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