First Known Use: 1886
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jockstrap
noun jock·strap \ˈjäk-ˌstrap\
: a piece of underwear worn by men and boys to protect their sexual organs while playing sports
Full Definition of JOCKSTRAP
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Origin of JOCKSTRAP
English slang jock penis + English strap
Rhymes with JOCKSTRAP
ASCAP, backslap, backwrap, bitmap, blackcap, bootstrap, burlap, Carnap, catnap, cell sap, claptrap, death cap, death trap, dunce cap, dognap, earflap, entrap, enwrap, firetrap, foolscap, gelcap, gift wrap, gun lap, heeltap, hubcap, ice cap, kidnap, kneecap, lagniappe, light trap, livetrap, love tap, madcap, mantrap, mayhap, mishap, mobcap, mousetrap, mud flap, nightcap, on tap, pace lap, pinesap, rattrap, recap, redcap, remap, riprap, road map, root cap, sand trap, shiplap, shrink-wrap, skullcap, skycap, snowcap, spark gap, speed trap, steel-trap, stopgap, toe cap, unsnap, unstrap, unwrap, watch cap, whitecap, wind gap, winesap, wiretap, word wrap
Medical Dictionary
jockstrap
noun jock·strap \ˈjäk-ˌstrap\
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