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pigopoly

pigopoly noun: a cartel of greedy, overcharging businesses, specifically the entertainment industry.

Noun

pigopoly (plural pigopolies)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A cartel of greedy, overcharging businesses, specifically the entertainment industry.
    • It is no more than a tie between the players in the Two-Party Pigopoly* of our government. ¶ […] ¶ *term courtesy of The Register […]2002 February 1, "Ayn R Keey" (username), "Re: Democrat National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe does not hold office", in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh and other newsgroups, Usenet
    • That's actually quite encouraging; it shows that no matter how much they try, pigopolies like the MPAA can't stop technology with legislation.2003 November 19, Tacit, “Re: Screen capture from DVD”, in comp.graphics.apps.photoshop (Usenet)

Examples of pigopoly in a sentence

  • I think it is one thing to not have DRM built in in the first place, and keep your board from being being massacred by the pigopoly, but quite another to have built-in DRM and not implemet it.2005 February 21, news, “Re: Mac OS X and the Cell Processor: A Marriage Made in Heaven?”, in comp.sys.mac.advocacy (Usenet):
  • […] a lot of smaller ISPs were getting their feed from a certain pigopoly company that had decided to save money and unplug a heap of their storage units & sell them off.2006 November 7, Data Banks, “Re: a quick semi-OT question”, in alt.games.the-sims (Usenet):

Forms of pigopoly

pluralpigopolies

Origin of pigopoly

Blend of pig + monopoly.

Words formed from pigopoly

Questions about pigopoly

What does pigopoly mean?
Pigopoly means a cartel of greedy, overcharging businesses, specifically the entertainment industry.
How do you use pigopoly in a sentence?
I think it is one thing to not have DRM built in in the first place, and keep your board from being being massacred by the pigopoly, but quite another to have built-in DRM and not implemet it.
What part of speech is pigopoly?
Pigopoly is a noun.
What is the plural of pigopoly?
The plural of pigopoly is pigopolies.

Words near pigopoly in the dictionary

  1. pignut
  2. pignuts
  3. pigopolies
  4. pigopolist
  5. pigopolists
  6. pigopoly
  7. Pigot
  8. pigotite
  9. Pigots
  10. Pigott
  11. Pigotts

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