jockocracy

noun

jockocracy

noun

Etymology From jock + -ocracy.

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US, Slang Rule by jocks (athletic macho men).

  • And I see a clear relationship between militarism, jockocracy, and sexism […] Everything in this country is a hustle, so why settle on sports or jockocracy?1976, Florynce Kennedy, Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times:
  • Rhythm and blues for Black community radio, I Love Lucy for women, jockocracy for men, heroin for the junkies: Nielsen says they like it.1990, Woman of Power:
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  • "Big Spiel," as he came to call himself, formed his own tight little social circle in response to his exclusion from the jockocracy of Arcadia High School.1999, Joseph McBride, Steven Spielberg: A Biography:

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