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jocko

1

[ jok-oh ]

noun

plural jockos.
  1. a chimpanzee.
  2. any monkey.


Jocko

2

[ jok-oh ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Jock.

jocko

/ ˈɒəʊ /

noun

  1. a W African name for chimpanzee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of jocko1

1840–50; < French, Buffon's shortening of enjocko (taking en- as an article) < a word in Mpongwe, Bantu language of Gabon
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of jocko1

C19: from French, based on Bantu ngeko
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She played one of the children in a vaudeville act called “Uncle Jocko’s Kiddie Show,” and ever since, she said, “Gypsy” has remained “very much alive in my brain.”

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He festooned the LPs with surrealist paintings of characters he’d drawn for years in his own comics, like wolves named Boone and Jocko or smiling tugboats.

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Commander Jocko Willink — whose designer denim company Origins began producing three separate lines of stylized face coverings to help customers "#adaptandovercome" during the pandemic — tells Hegseth that "these hardships are what bring people together."

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One of the show's stars, Jocko Sims who plays cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Floyd Reynolds, spoke with Fox News about how despite being socially separated, the "New Amsterdam" team is remaining tight-knit.

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Robert Crotty, who has sold off his extensive baseball memorabilia collection, entertains Facebook friends by posting vintage baseball photos with captions such as umpire Jocko Conlan admonishing brawling players to “stay six feet apart!”

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