dumbocracy

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A democracy, particularly an ineffective or dysfunctional one. derogatory,slang,uncountable,usually
    — Democratic Hot Shot from a Republican Standpoint. Don’t vote for [George Hunt] Pendleton and poverty. The dumbocracy and aristocracy all support Pendleton and poverty. […] The Democracy are economical. That’s the reason they fail to pay the interest on the State debt, and pocketed the cash instead. No economy about paying your debts, from a Democratic standpoint.

词形变化

dumbocracies plural

词源

Blend of dumb + democracy or dumb + -o- + -cracy. First use appears c. 1869.
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