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Today's word for the day

"Kakistocracy""A kakistocracy is a system of government that is run by the worst, least qualified, and/or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the seventeenth century."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy#targetText=A%20kakistocracy%20is%20a%20system,early%20as%20the%20seventeenth%20century.

David Ainsworth ● 2599d7 Comments

Thank you David.  I learnt a new word today and a very appropriate one too!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2599d

There may be a connection with the German childhood slang ‘Kaka’ which roughly translates as ‘poo’.

Jonathan Callaway ● 2599d

Also, according to Wictionary.org it's from Afrikaans (and before that from Dutch).Whatever, in today's language it's defined thus:Kak - what appears when Boris Johnson opens his mouth.

Richard Carter ● 2599d

a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and need

Bunny Payne ● 2599d

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

Bunny Payne ● 2599d

think I have a different Word of the Day app than you.  Mine ( yesterday ) was, balkanise. to divide into smaller and often hostile units. Quite apt really.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2599d

The 'Kak' comes from the same origins as 'Poppycock', which is a corruption of 'Pappekak', which is Dutch dialect for soft shit

Sean Hodges ● 2598d