jockocracy

English

Etymology

From jock +‎ -ocracy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jockocracy (countable and uncountable, plural jockocracies)

1. (US, slang) Rule by jocks (athletic macho men).
   • 1976, Florynce Kennedy, Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times:

     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?

   • 1990, Woman of Power:

     Rhythm and blues for Black community radio, I Love Lucy for women, jockocracy for men, heroin for the junkies: Nielsen says they like it.

   • 1999, Joseph McBride, Steven Spielberg: A Biography:

     "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.