Meanings
plural jockstraps · alternative jock strap
- hobbiesAn athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
There are many accounts of men, back in the 1970s, work out in nothing but a jockstrap.
2010, Erick Alvarez, Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture, Routledge, →ISBN, page 1051 more example
With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention While queueing for sarnies at the office canteen.
1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro TullSynonyms: groin guard, supporter, athletic supporter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Compound of (dated slang) jock (“penis”) + strap; from the earlier forms bike jockey strap and jockey strap.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حِزَام رِيَاضِيّ
- حِزَام رِيَاضِيّ (ḥizām riyāḍiyy)an athletic supporter
Bulgarian бандаж
- бандаж (bandaž)an athletic supporter
Catalan suspensori
- suspensorian athletic supporter
Chinese Mandarin 雙丁 /双丁
- 雙丁 /双丁 (shuāngdīng)an athletic supporter
Czech suspenzor
- suspenzoran athletic supporter
Danish skridtbeskytter, skridtbind
- skridtbeskytteran athletic supporter
- skridtbindan athletic supporter
- suspensoriuman athletic supporter
Dutch suspensoir
- suspensoiran athletic supporter
Esperanto suspensorio, ingvenumo
- suspensorioan athletic supporter
- ingvenumoan athletic supporter
Finnish alasuojus, munasuojat
- alasuojusan athletic supporter
- munasuojatan athletic supporter
French suspensoir, coquille
- suspensoiran athletic supporter
- coquillean athletic supporter
- jack-strapan athletic supporter
German Sportsuspensorium, Suspensorium
- Sportsuspensoriuman athletic supporter
- Suspensoriuman athletic supporter
- Tiefschützeran athletic supporter
- Tiefschutzan athletic supporter
- Ballschutzan athletic supporter
- Hodenschutzan athletic supporter
- Jockstrapan athletic supporter
- Eierbecheran athletic supporter
Greek σπασουάρ
- σπασουάρ (spasouár)an athletic supporter
Hebrew מָגֵן בֵּיצִים
- מָגֵן בֵּיצִיםan athletic supporter
Hungarian szuszpenzor
- szuszpenzoran athletic supporter
Icelandic pungband, pungbindi
- pungbandan athletic supporter
- pungbindian athletic supporter
Irish bléinbheart
- bléinbheartan athletic supporter
Italian sospensorio, conchiglia protettiva
- sospensorioan athletic supporter
- conchiglia protettivaan athletic supporter
- sospensorio conchigliaan athletic supporter
- sospensorio elasticoan athletic supporter
Japanese ジョックストラップ
- ジョックストラップ (jokkusutorappu)an athletic supporter
Korean 낭심보호대
- 낭심보호대 (nangsimbohodae)an athletic supporter
Latvian suspensorijs
- suspensorijsan athletic supporter
Lithuanian suspenzòrijus
- suspenzòrijusan athletic supporter
Māori tātua raho
- tātua rahoan athletic supporter
Norwegian skrittbeskytter, susp
- skrittbeskytteran athletic supporter
- suspan athletic supporter
Persian بیضه بند, فتق بند
- بیضه بندan athletic supporter
- فتق بندan athletic supporter
Polish suspensorium
- suspensoriuman athletic supporter
Portuguese coquilha, suporte atlético
- coquilhaan athletic supporter
- suporte atléticoan athletic supporter
Romanian suspensor
- suspensoran athletic supporter
Russian суспензо́рий
- суспензо́рий (suspenzórij)an athletic supporter
Slovak suspenzor
- suspenzoran athletic supporter
Spanish protector genital, protector escrotal
- protector genitalan athletic supporter
- protector escrotalan athletic supporter
- coquillaan athletic supporter
- hueveraan athletic supporter
- suspensoran athletic supporter
- suspensorioan athletic supporter
Swedish suspensoar
- suspensoaran athletic supporter
Thai กระจับ
- กระจับ (grà-jàp)an athletic supporter
Turkish süspansuvar
- süspansuvaran athletic supporter
Welsh jocstrap
- jocstrapan athletic supporter
Cite this entry
jockstrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jockstrap
“jockstrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jockstrap. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jockstrap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jockstrap.
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