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Shamocracy

A shamocracy is any political system that pretends to be democratic without being democratic. Examples include apartheid systems, disproportional misrepresentation, and all out autocracies who call themselves "democratic".
Canada's electoral system is a shamocracy because their voting system is so disproportional that majority of Canadian votes count for nothing, and they typically get a fake-majority government that only a minority of voters support.
Shamocracy by Leif-a-roni October 12, 2016
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Shamocracy

It is commonplace in North Africa and the Middle East to establish irremovable autocracies through the medium of shamocracy.
dictatorship autocratic autocracies sham democracy
Shamocracy by mr g money February 27, 2011

shitocracy 

...a system of government where the newly elected regime has shit for brains...
...In 2017 the United States government transformed into a shitocracy...
shitocracy by Migfucius January 5, 2017

seemocracy 

When a decision is to be made in a group and everyone thinks they have an equal say and they go through an elaborate vote but the choice has already been made by Seema.
"What's the vote count on our next dinner place?"

"Doesn't matter, it's a seemocracy anyway."

smarmocracy 

Government by hucksters, cheats, cronies, crooks and liars
see also: Cult45, kacistocracy
With the inauguration of Donald Trump, the US dropped all pretense of being a democratic republic and began the installation of a full blown Smarmocracy.
smarmocracy by EvilleMike June 22, 2019

shitocracy 

the proccess in which administrators try and jip you out of something by pulling the power card when it is most obvious that it is an unfair and biased conspiracy to save the administrators' asses
this is a shitocracy you are are all whining dictators
shitocracy by meozer the cat May 13, 2005

Shopocracy 

A nation ruled by shopkeepers, also called shopocrats.
Person 1: Why is this salesman forcing me to buy his garbage?
Person 2: We live in a shopocracy. This shopocrat can do as he wishes.
Shopocracy by JS Dutil August 5, 2021
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Omg, the ramifications!”
-“You forgot about the rammys, bro.”
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
Failure Shower by Vikingnz October 27, 2009
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Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person. Your schools lacrosse team probably shouts it at you while you walk by.
Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
NARP by Douchebag McKenzy March 31, 2010
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
Word of the Day on September 6, 2026

Purple Patch 

To describe coming into something good, coming into good luck and or good times.

Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.

The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
Purple Patch by Ralph Shitstorm October 27, 2020
Word of the Day on September 5, 2026
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