Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sneerocracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snee-ro-c-ra-cy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Openly critical and condescending people viewed collectively.

British usage; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While the media sneerocracy only came round to Oliver because of his pro bono project, the huge number of people buying his books and wheeling their Sainsbury's trolleys in his wake had already responded to his charisma."
"The sneerocracy, however, are appalled to even countenance that such an uncool character could attract any woman."
"Only the Cameroons, paralysed as they are by the fashionable prejudices aired at metropolitan dinner tables and the terror of getting on the wrong side of the BBC sneerocracy."

Etymology

From sneer + -ocracy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sneer

Usage

Questions

What does sneerocracy mean?: Openly critical and condescending people viewed collectively.
Where does sneerocracy come from?: From sneer + -ocracy.

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