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proctocracy.

Government or management by “arseholes” (i.e., inconsiderate, obnoxious, or otherwise highly objectionable people).

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɹɒkˈtɒkɹəsɪ/Received-Pronunciation/pɹɒkˈtɒkɹəsi/UK
  1. Government or management by “arseholes” (i.e., inconsiderate, obnoxious, or otherwise highly objectionable people).

    humorous · neologism · no-plural · rare
Where this word comes from

First attested in March 2002; formed as procto- (“anus”) + -cracy (“rule”); equivalent to a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *πρωκτοκρατία (prōktokratía), from πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”) + κράτος (krátos, “dominion”, “power”).

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