penisocracy

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Etymology[edit]

penis +‎ -o- +‎ -cracy

Noun[edit]

penisocracy

  1. (informal, derogatory) A government or social order dominated by men.
    • 2003 November, “How To Cure A Feminist”, in Maxim, page 58:
      To prove you're not part of the dreaded penisocracy, pretend to share her beliefs.
    • 2013 May 8, Helen Stringer, “The Looking Glass”, in Time Off, page 23:
      Some would go so far as to say that the workforce is a penis-ocracy rather than a meritocracy []
    • 2019, Therese Oneill, Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent's Guide to Raising Flawless Children, unnumbered page:
      What happened to the righteous indignation toward the Penisocracy? Now you want a male doctor?
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:penisocracy.

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