gov-jock
n.— «Derogatory terms like “gov-jocks” get thrown around as if athletes were unable to fulfill the requirements of any other program; this is insulting both to government concentrators and athletes alike.» —“Something To Be Proud Of” by Brendan D.B. Hodge in Harvard University Harvard Crimson (Cambridge, Mass.) Sept. 23, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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