jocky

jocky

informal Of or indicating athleticism or a passion for sports, especially while lacking wit or intelligence. A bunch of jocky dudes came over and started talking to Kate and her friends. I was pretty jocky during high school, but I branched out a lot more in college.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

jock(e)y

n. an addictive drug. (Drugs. Because such a drug rides one like a jockey rides a horse.) That jockey rode her for years.

jocky

verb
See jockey
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Attic wit
  • attic
  • Attic salt
  • all brawn and no brain
  • brawn
  • in the hole for (something)
  • lost in translation
  • slapdash
  • slap-dash
References in periodicals archive
Jocky Wilson was a global star in arguably the heyday of darts in the 1980s and 1990s.
An unexpected reason to celebrate Scottish darts legend Jocky Wilson - leader comment
DRINKING pint glasses full of vodka, chain smoking and obsessed with junk food - darts legend Jocky Wilson was the unlikeliest of sportsmen.
He hitched 300 miles to Vegas with a pair of socks and a bottle of vodka ..a normal person would have died; LIFE AND TIMES OF DARTS LEGEND JOCKY WILSON
Brought up in an orphanage, Jocky Wilson worked as a miner, and was on the dole before becoming a two-time world champion darts player (1982 and 1989).
Jocky Wilson tribute hits bullseye; JOCKY WILSON SAID GILDED BALLOON @ ROSE THEATRE
Now he's heading to Tyneside where he once regularly battled another legend in Jocky Wilson and proudly represented England on international duty many times.
Losing is no good, second is nowhere - Britain seems to love losers but I was only interested in one thing; Crafty Cockney who dominated the world of '80s darts arrows in on Tyneside date hailing health of modern-day sport
"Jocky's manager Tommy Cox still resides in Whitley Bay -- he's an integral part of the Professional Darts Corporation.
Eric Bristow reveals how winning was the only thing he was interested in during his amazing darts career; Darts legend Eric Bristow looks back on his fabulous career ahead of his Tyneside talk-in date in South Shields later this month
FAMILY and stars of the darts world gathered for the funeral of former world champion Jocky Wilson.
Family was all that mattered to darts star; Last goodbye to champion Jocky Wilson
DARTS legend Jocky Wilson is carried to his final resting place as stars from the world of sport look on.
STAR PALS SAY GOODBYES TO JOCKY
FORMER world champion Jocky Wilson has been hailed as the "braveheart" of the sport following his death.
Tributes to Jocky 'the Braveheart' DARTS
FORMER world darts champion Jocky Wilson has been hailed as the "braveheart" of the sport following his death.
Darts stars pay tribute to arrows legend Jocky
London, Jan 15 ( ANI ): Sven-Goran Eriksson's former girlfriend Nancy Dell'Olio has put a fresh start to the new year, as she is back on the singles market after splitting from toyboy boyfriend James 'Jocky' Petrie.
Nancy Dell'Olio starts New Year afresh by dumping pastry chef boyfriend
DEFENDER Gary MacKenzie was so desperate to say goodbye to sacked Dundee manager Jocky Scott that he signed himself out of hospital.
Gary desperate for farewell
FORMER Dundee and Aberdeen boss Jocky Scott has blasted Scottish clubs for snubbing his services.
Football: Jocky's anger at club KO
And if you're thinking of a new pundit, Jocky Hansen was Week 20's form man.
On the Bounce: The fat lady's clearing her throat
JOCKY WILSON, the former miner from Kircaldy, created sporting history when he defeated Englishman John Lowe five sets to three, to become the first ever Scot to win the Embassy World Title.
3 great sporting defeats of the English
My big heroes, apart from Kenny Dalglish and Ray Kennedy, were always the blokes at the back, and Jocky and Joey were the biggest heroes of the lot.
HYYPIA FAME CLAIM; FanScene