Geek and Jock

Geek

Geek noun - A person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits.

Jock and geek are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jock" instead a noun "Geek".

Jock

Jock noun - A person trained to compete in sports.
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Synonyms for Jock

Geek and jock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Geek" instead a noun "Jock".

Nearby Words: jockey, jocko

Both words in one sentence

  • At halftime, with the jock's team up, he taunts, "You'll always have a job at the full-service pumps." At the end of the game, the geek's team wins, and the jock wants out.
  • In an episode of MTV's Undressed, a former high school geek is hit on and makes out with the (closeted) former high school jock that tormented him.
  • Give Geeks a Chance Arguably inverted, since Annabeth's much more of a geek with her architecture than Percy, who starts to develop into more of a jock with his swordsmanship.
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