"Educamation” is a jocular spelling for the word “education.” “Educamation” has been cited in print since at least 1998 and does not appear to have any obvious author.
Other humorous misspellings of “education” include “edjamacation,” “educashun,” “educayshun” and “edumacation.”
Wiktionary: educamation
Noun
educamation (uncountable)
1. (chiefly humorous) Mistaken form of education
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1/31/98
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Sum educamation you getted!
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SnowShoe
1/16/99
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Wow, he gotses hims a college educamation!
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Diego San Juan Bautista Nabuang
8/31/99
Since I’ve been trolling, I ‘ve noticed that we’re not really into educamation.
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Bad Educamation
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The End of Education
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Posted by Educamation on 06/27 at 10:09 AM
The education that matters will transition from the school to the workplace.
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Posted by Richard Eskow on 06/28 at 01:26 PM
PS: Congratulations to commenter “Educamation” for what appears to be a Dr. John reference. The word appears in his song “I’m Qualified,” whose premise might appear to John Holt—you don’t need a degree to be qualified for some things.
(The 1973 Dr. John song “Qualified” has “edumacation,” not “educamation”—ed.)
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Squirrels Beat Me in the Educamation System
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
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