Jockstrap

Noun CEFR B2

ˈd͡ʒɑkstɹæp

Definitions

An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

Equivalents

Españolcoquilla huevera protector escrotalprotector genital suspensor suspensorio

FrançaisCoquille jack-strap jockstrapsuspensoir

DeutschBallschutz Eierbecher HodenschutzJockstrap Sportsuspensorium Suspensorium Tiefschutz Tiefschützer

22 more languages

العربيةحزام الوقاية حِزَام رِيَاضِيّ

Българскибандаж

Catalàsuspensori

Danskskridtbeskytter skridtbind suspensorium

Ελληνικάσπασουάρ

Esperantoingvenumo suspensorio

Suomialasuojus munasuojat

עבריתמָגֵן בֵּיצִים

Հայերենամորձակալ կախակապ

Íslenskapungband pungbindi

Italianoconchiglia protettiva sospensorio sospensorio conchigliasospensorio elastico

日本語ジョックストラップ

한국어낭심보호대

Nederlandssuspensoir

Polskisuspensorium

Portuguêscoquilha suporte atlético

Românăsuspensor

Русскийсуспензорий

Slovenščinasuspenzorij

Svenskasuspensoar

ไทยกระจับ

Türkçesüspansuar süspansuvar

Examples

“With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention While queueing for sarnies at the office canteen.”

“There are many accounts of men, back in the 1970s, work ⟳ out in nothing but a jockstrap.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

jockstrappery Jockstraps jockteleg Jocoaitique jocolatte Joconde

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