proctocracy
English edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prŏktŏʹkrəsĭ, IPA(key): /pɹɒkˈtɒkɹəsɪ/
- (UK) enPR: prŏktŏʹkrəsi, IPA(key): /pɹɒkˈtɒkɹəsi/
Noun edit
proctocracy (plural not attested)
- (humorous neologism, rare) Government or management by “arseholes” (i.e., inconsiderate, obnoxious, or otherwise highly objectionable people).
- 2002 March 2nd, “ZONTAR JOHNSON”, alt.radio.oldtime, “REQ Stoopnagle and Budd TIA”, Message ID: <u7v68sdj1k6h99@corp.supernews.com>
- Come the Revolution we’ll have other Ass-holes ruling us.
Long live the Proctocracy.
- Come the Revolution we’ll have other Ass-holes ruling us.
- 2006 December 11th, “Catherine Deschevaux”, alt.quotations, “Re: Privatizing -er, Profitizing War”, Message ID: <hdmfh.6582$HU.4010@news-server.bigpond.net.au>
- It was instinctive dealing with the US proctocracy and its blinkered cheer-squad!
- 2007, Tony Thorne, “proctoheliosis”, in Shoot the Puppy:
- A more recent workplace use of the same root is the notion of labouring under a proctocracy, defined as ‘rule by assholes’.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:proctocracy.
- 2002 March 2nd, “ZONTAR JOHNSON”, alt.radio.oldtime, “REQ Stoopnagle and Budd TIA”, Message ID: <u7v68sdj1k6h99@corp.supernews.com>