jocker

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noun

A man who perceives himself as straight and is the aggressive top in a relationship between two men, especially in prison.

“The jocker's sexual behavior can therefore be viewed as situational homosexuality. 2012, "Men Behind Bars: Sexual Exploitation in Prison" By Wayne S. Wooden”

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Meanings

nounjocker (plural jockers)

plural jockers

  1. slangA man who perceives himself as straight and is the aggressive top in a relationship between two men, especially in prison.

    The jocker's sexual behavior can therefore be viewed as situational homosexuality. 2012, "Men Behind Bars: Sexual Exploitation in Prison" By Wayne S. Wooden

    2 more examples

    More common than the reciprocal and mutually constituted homosexual associations between hoboes were the predatory relationships between older hoboes, or “jockers,” and young initiates, or “punks.” 2010, Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America By Todd DePastino

    As the "masculine" or "active" partner in prison sexual exchanges, jockers maintained a sexual identity as heterosexual 2008, Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality by Regina P. Kunzler

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APA

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“jocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jocker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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