Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jockocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jock-oc-ra-cy
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rule by jocks (athletic macho men).

American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And I see a clear relationship between militarism, jockocracy, and sexism […] Everything in this country is a hustle, so why settle on sports or jockocracy?"
"Rhythm and blues for Black community radio, I Love Lucy for women, jockocracy for men, heroin for the junkies: Nielsen says they like it."
""Big Spiel," as he came to call himself, formed his own tight little social circle in response to his exclusion from the jockocracy of Arcadia High School."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jock English jock Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English -ocracy English jockocracy From jock + -ocracy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jockocracies (plural)

Questions

What does jockocracy mean?: Rule by jocks (athletic macho men).
Where does jockocracy come from?: Etymology tree English Jock English jock Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English -ocracy English jockocracy From jock + -ocracy.

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