Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockaludicrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cock-alu-di-crous
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ridiculously androcentric or patriarchal.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"If we consent to this cockaludicrous conceit—if we believe that the Earth is a lump of unconscious matter owned by elite men—we are far more susceptible to the belief that we are equally powerless, passive, and possessed."
"What bothers me most is her dualistic outlook - and "men = bad, women = good" -- even *if* as she's stated it isn't *all* men and *all* women; Goddess Knows that men in power have been *such* jerks!!! so it's not hard to see where she's coming from, and in certain moods it just gives me great pleasure to see her blast 'em and expose their "cockaludicrous" commentary […]"
"The world could be so cockaludicrous, so full of snools and dickspeakers."

Etymology

From cock + -a- + ludicrous. Introduced in a 1987 book by feminist Mary Daly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more cockaludicrous (comparative) most cockaludicrous (superlative)

Questions

What does cockaludicrous mean?: Ridiculously androcentric or patriarchal.
Where does cockaludicrous come from?: From cock + -a- + ludicrous. Introduced in a 1987 book by feminist Mary Daly.

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