jocko
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9.9
A small carved or toy monkey often used as a nickname for a person
- noun
- /ˈdʒɑːkoʊ/
- Offensive
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[término ofensivo (arcaico) para "mono"]
- In the jungle, we spotted a jocko swinging from tree to tree, mimicking the tourists below.
Examples
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Come on, Jocko, where are you?
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Watch out, Jocko!
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Is that Jocko over there?
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And who does Uncle Jocko have here?
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Morgan turned around to see if Jocko was making any progress.
Fiction book (1994) -
- What's wrong with Jocko?
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- This is Jocko and Paulie.
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Guess you're stuck with me, jocko.
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It's Jocko!
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Lucy, this is Jocko.
Synonyms
9.9
A rude name for a person whose face looks like a monkey's
serves as a slang nickname and is not always insulting
8.0
A person who behaves playfully and plays small tricks
focuses on physical appearance and nickname use, not on playful behavior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jocko was long used as a playful name for a 'monkey' and later as a joking nickname for a person who acts like one. One popular idea is that it came from the pet name Jock plus the small ending -o, so a monkey called Jock became 'Jocko', and that is why the word now suggests a 'monkey' or a cheeky person.