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cockocracy

cockocracy noun: patriarchy.

Noun

cockocracy (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) patriarchy.

Origin of cockocracy

From cock + -ocracy, literally "rule of the penis."

Questions about cockocracy

What does cockocracy mean?
Cockocracy means patriarchy.
What part of speech is cockocracy?
Cockocracy is a noun.

Words near cockocracy in the dictionary

  1. cocknified
  2. cocknifies
  3. cocknify
  4. cocknifying
  5. cocknobs
  6. cockocracy
  7. cockpaddle
  8. cockpit
  9. cockpit recorder
  10. cockpit recorders
  11. cockpit voice recorder

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