I love this word, and what it means: a government by beggars. From the Greek word ptochos, a beggar, and kratos, power.
Pleasing to pronounce, too. Tow-kok-ra-see
Pleasing to pronounce, too. Tow-kok-ra-see
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This word was a $16,000 question on who wants to be a millionaire!
Did the contestant get it right?
Yes, but he used all his lifelines and ended up going with his phone-a-friends guess.
How much did he finally win?
$16k
Better than $0.
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