sock

n 1: a cloth covering for the foot worn inside the shoe; reaches

to between the ankle and the knee

2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at

airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock},

{wind sleeve}, {drogue}]

v : hit hard [syn: {bop}, {whop}, {whap}, {bonk}, {bash}]

jock

1. A programmer who is characterised by large and somewhat

{brute-force} programs.

2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in

some particular computing area. The compounds "compiler jock"

and "systems jock" seem to be the best-established examples.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-01-19)