Jockeys

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of jockey shorts. plural, plural-only

    "Standing in the cavernous barracks clad only in my jockeys, shivering next to other miserable schlubs and being handled like a piece of beef with "mad cow" disease did nothing to improve my mood."

  2. 2
    plural of jockey form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of jockey form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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jockey shortstighties

Example

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"Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses."

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