"Jock"

[Fred Shapiro]

yOn Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Dennis R. Preston wrote:

> Certainly not. Us Louisville-area jocks were jocks in the 40's. This
> is the "athlete" sense of jock, not the later preppie (or non "hood"
> sense) sense.

I'm not sure what you mean.  The "athlete" sense of jock is the one I was
referring to -- what is the "later preppie" sense?

Fred Shapiro


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