"jockocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-jockocracy.ogg Forms: jockocracies [plural]
Etymology: From jock + -ocracy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jock|ocracy}} jock + -ocracy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jockocracy (countable and uncountable, plural jockocracies)
  1. (US, slang) Rule by jocks (athletic macho men). Tags: US, countable, slang, uncountable

Inflected forms

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