Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bureaugamy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bu-reaugamy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The ancient mammalian unit of mother and child has morphed into a "bureaugamy," as single mothers find government assistance a more satisfying partner than a confused male."
"If bureaugamy is the marriage of citizen to the bureaucratic state, then what we really have is an arranged marriage shotgun wedding."
"In 1999 Lionel Tiger coined the word ‘bureaugamy’ to refer to the relationship between officially impoverished mothers of illegitimate children and the government."

Etymology

From bureau + -gamy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bureau

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

bureaugamous

Questions

What does bureaugamy mean?: marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy
Where does bureaugamy come from?: From bureau + -gamy.

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