Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boobocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: booboc-ra-cy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rule by the ignorant and uneducated.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The revelations about the Ku Klux Klan have told us nothing, except that what Mr. Mencken calls the "booboisie" is obviously a docile imitator of the boobocracy."
"And, if a boobocracy, why not play on it for profit? What else is it for?"
"Henry L. Mencken could come up from Baltimore to spread terror among the boobocracy, and vanquish weekly the ministers, college professors, and chambers of commerce."
"But in spite of the antics of its Bible thumpers and its boobocracy, my father was unable to stay mad at the United States for long."

Etymology

From boob + -o- + -cracy; apparently coined in imitation of booboisie.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

kakistocracy

Rhymes With

argentocracy czarocracy clericocracy ephebocracy dollarocracy corruptocracy economocracy blobocracy clerocracy elitocracy cyberocracy athletocracy

Questions

What does boobocracy mean?: Rule by the ignorant and uneducated.
Where does boobocracy come from?: From boob + -o- + -cracy; apparently coined in imitation of booboisie.

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