athletic supporter
English
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Noun
athletic supporter (plural athletic supporters)
- An elastic garment supporting and defending male genitalia from modest injury. A jock strap.
- A booster for a cheerleading team.
- Louise Bernikow, Confessions of an Ex-Cheerleader
- We were the best athletic supporters that ever lived. We paired off: cheerleader and basketball player, like a socialite wife and corporation executive, leading lady and leading man.
- Louise Bernikow, Confessions of an Ex-Cheerleader