knob jockey

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: nob jockey

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A gay man.

Register: derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar

Examples

In fact maybe now's as good a time as any to tell you: if you're gay, you go to Hell. Doesn't matter what else you spend your time doing – painting the Sistine Chapel, for instance – knob-jockey? Down you go. (Lezzers are borderline; room for manoeuvres if they've done social work.)

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

A promiscuous straight woman.

Register: derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

A promiscuous man; a player.

Register: derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “knob jockey” mean?

A gay man.

Is “knob jockey” formal or informal?

knob jockey is generally derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar.