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bureaugamy

bureaugamy noun: marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy.

Noun

bureaugamy (uncountable)

  1. marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy
    • The ancient mammalian unit of mother and child has morphed into a "bureaugamy," as single mothers find government assistance a more satisfying partner than a confused male.1999, Publishers Weekly review of The Decline of Males, March 29, 1999
    • If bureaugamy is the marriage of citizen to the bureaucratic state, then what we really have is an arranged marriage shotgun wedding.2011, November 15, 2011

Origin of bureaugamy

From bureau + -gamy.

Words formed from bureaugamy

Questions about bureaugamy

What does bureaugamy mean?
Bureaugamy means marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy.
What part of speech is bureaugamy?
Bureaugamy is a noun.

Words near bureaugamy in the dictionary

  1. bureaucrats
  2. bureaucratspeak
  3. bureaucrazies
  4. bureaucrazy
  5. bureaugamous
  6. bureaugamy
  7. bureaupathic
  8. bureaupathological
  9. bureaupathology
  10. bureaus
  11. bureaus de change

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