Thursday, 24 April 2008

An Etymological Note

gynocrat — e.g., “I am not only a feminist — I am a gynocrat.” — q.v. Martin Amis [1]; etymology doubtful, poss. from Gk. gyno- comb. form of gynē “woman” + Fr. -crate, back-formation from -cratie, from Gk. -kratia “power, rule”; or poss. from Tw. gy- intensive prefix, sense of “abject” or “grovelling” + Tw. -nocrat “retard”.
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[1] Martin Amis: You Ask The Questions, The Independent, 15th January 2007.
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous25 April 2008 at 05:22

    Heavens, you can get by in Twi as well?

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  2. Deogolwulf25 April 2008 at 08:55

    Lovely language.

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  3. dudivie28 April 2008 at 06:58

    tekno=lapsi
    im teknocrat

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  4. Akaky29 April 2008 at 21:59

    gynocrat? and what does one call the masters of vermouth?

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  5. Anonymous30 April 2008 at 19:06

    They're called drunks, akaky.

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