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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 21 points 1 day ago (9 children)

kak·i·sto·cra·cy

noun

Government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

On behalf of all the Welsh people I know would you have a problem with “cac” rather than the Dutch based (?) “kak” in this word?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

"Kak" is from Greek. "Cac" is an alternate spelling coming from the same root via French, as in "cacophony" or

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I've recently started coming up with new words by changing eu- (meaning good) into caco-. You get some great ones like:

  • cacophoria
  • cacovangelium
  • cacogenics
  • cacology
  • cacophemism

And my favourite, cacothanasia.

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