"jockocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-jockocracy.ogg [Australia] Forms: jockocracies [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-jockocracy-en-noun-NABpslQW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ocracy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jockocracy meaning in English (2.1kB)

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          "ref": "1999, Joseph McBride, Steven Spielberg: A Biography",
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