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athletic supporter

NOUN
support for genitals
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“Last Week Tonight” recently purchased some of Crowe’s movie memorabilia - including an athletic supporter that was donated to a video store in Anchorage, Alaska, and is now on display.

From Washington Times May 7, 2018

Dozier foul-tipped a pitch from Robertson, and the deflection smashed Sanchez in his athletic supporter.

From Washington Post Oct. 4, 2017

Ehrman says quasi-medical concerns also led to the jock-strap, or athletic supporter, for men.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2016

Auerbach, assigned to fix the problem, took the singer to an Army and Navy store at 53rd Street and Broadway and bought him his first athletic supporter.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2015

Two days later Chairman Fletcher received a large box from A. G. Spalding & Bros, from which he extracted a football headguard, a catcher's mask, a chest protector, shin guards, a metal athletic supporter.

From Time Magazine Archive



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