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дермократия

English translation: shit democracy

15:02 Dec 31, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: дермократия
Can you explain what 'дермократия' is? I cannot find it in any dictionary. What is the etymology of this word?

I have found it for example in the following sentence:

'во мне все равно какой порядок коммунизм,фашизм, дермократия, анархия и проч .. для меня главное чтобы дали работать и зарабатывать'

Thank you in advance.
DarekS
Local time: 19:53
English translation:shit democracy
Explanation:
The etymology of this word is "дерьмо"+"..кратия"
"Дерьмо" is "shit" in Russian
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salavat
Local time: 22:53
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10democrapia
Henry Schroeder
5distortion of democracy
Michael Kislov
5shit democracy
salavat
4 +1deMOCKracy or demoCRAPcy
Tevah_Trans
4shitocrapcy
Aleksey Chervinskiy
3darnocracy
Yuri Smirnov


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
distortion of democracy


Explanation:
shit-cracy

Michael Kislov
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:53
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
shit democracy


Explanation:
The etymology of this word is "дерьмо"+"..кратия"
"Дерьмо" is "shit" in Russian

salavat
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
darnocracy


Explanation:
Just an idea.

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 20:53
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Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
democrapia


Explanation:
Closer?

Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 13:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Or DemoCRAPy. Had I wait a bit longer I would have chosen this one.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  The Misha: I love this one, I was thinking in terms of shitocracy myself, but this one is beter. Too bad the asker wouldn't know a good one when it hit him straight in the face.
9 mins
agree  Zamira B.
37 mins
agree  Alexander Litvinov
41 mins
agree  koundelev: a bit too delicate
49 mins
agree  P.L.F. Persio
1 hr
agree  Mark Vaintroub
1 hr
agree  Larissa Boutrimova: Nice one.
3 hrs
agree  palilula (X): Nice!
9 hrs
agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy: i love this one!
11 hrs
agree  Tatiana N. (X)
1 day 22 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
deMOCKracy or demoCRAPcy


Explanation:
I happen to think that the chosen answer isn't the best... so I thought I'd offer up a couple of other suggestions in the spirit of sharing. Happy New Year.

Tevah_Trans
Local time: 13:53
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  anamaria p: very very nice!!!! S novom godom!
3 days 18 hrs
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
shitocrapcy


Explanation:
Дерьмократия - общественно-государственный строй, при котором декларируется свобода, обливается грязью прошлое, мизерное меньшинство населения получает право частной собственности над средствами производства, созданными кровью и потом всего народа, при этом означенное меньшинство получает благ в миллионы крат больше чем честные граждане, на которых выливается дерьмо.

Или другое определение - власть дерьма. Когда ничем и никем не сдерживаемое дерьмо (поддерживаемое Госдепартаментом США) захватывает власть

Aleksey Chervinskiy
United States
Local time: 13:53
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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