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proper noun
- formerlyA name applied to monkeys or apes, especially the Barbary ape.
“[A]n’ whin the anlooky brat had thim all in this way whirligiggin’ about the flure, he’d grin an’ he’d chuckle an’ he'd chather, jist fur all the world like Jocko, the monkey, whin he’s played off sum uv his roguery.”
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 524Synonyms: Jacko
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA name applied to monkeys or apes, especially the Barbary ape.
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A variant of Jacko.
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jocko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jocko
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