mcdojo
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dojo that focuses on spectacular techniques and awarding black belts rather than teaching authentic martial arts.
Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "This book made me long for the old ways of martial arts instruction before McDojos and health clubs dominated the land."
- "Instructors are hoping that he won't go off and train with some other teacher of a McDojo where producing masses of black belts (but the quality and standard is poor) is the norm."
- "One red flag I will advise is if you see a bunch of kids running around wearing black belts you are probably in a McDojo."
Etymology
From Mc- + dojo. The "Mc" prefix, borrowed from fast-food chain McDonald's, symbolizes and patterns the process of mass-producing low-quality goods quickly.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: Mc