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jockey

[ jok-ee ]

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noun

plural jockeys.

a person who rides horses professionally in races.
Informal. a person who pilots, operates, or guides the movement of something, as an airplane or automobile.

verb (used with object)

jockeyed, jockeying.

to ride (a horse) as a jockey.
Informal. to operate or guide the movement of; pilot; drive.
to move, bring, put, etc., by skillful maneuvering:
The movers jockeyed the sofa through the door.
to trick or cheat:
The salesman jockeyed them into buying an expensive car.
to manipulate cleverly or trickily:
He jockeyed himself into office.

verb (used without object)

jockeyed, jockeying.

to aim at an advantage by skillful maneuvering.
to act trickily; seek an advantage by trickery.

jockey

/ ˈ��ɒ��ɪ /

noun

a person who rides horses in races, esp as a profession or for hire

verb

1. tr to ride (a horse) in a race
2. intr to ride as a jockey
introften foll byfor to try to obtain an advantage by manoeuvring, esp literally in a race or metaphorically, as in a struggle for power (esp in the phrase jockey for position )
to trick or cheat (a person)

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jockey¹

First recorded in 1520–30 for an earlier sense; special use of Jock + -ey ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jockey¹

C16 (in the sense: lad): from name Jock + -ey

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In 1959, the disc jockey from Memphis took a job at a station in Los Angeles, convinced he had made the mistake of his life.

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Jack Black delivers the viral “chicken jockey” line in “A Minecraft Movie,” but he doesn’t sign off on the chaotic fan behavior surrounding it in theaters and on social media.

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The Clippers know the stakes are high in the competitive Western Conference, each game more important than the last as they jockey for position among six teams still unsure of their postseason place.

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Hess and Black thought it would be funny if Black's character Steve announced everything that happens to him intensely, hence the "Chicken jockey!" meme taking off.

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The amateur jockey, 35, breached the whip rules during the race, using his whip eight times after the final fence when the limit in jump racing is seven.

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jock jockey box

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