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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Back-formation from Watergate, an American political scandal from 1972–1974 which led to resignation of president Richard Nixon. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the suffix first appeared in a 1973 article in the Nation Lampoon magazine which referenced a rumoured "Volgagate".[1] The suffix was promoted by New York Times columnist William Safire, who coined several -gate words beginning in 1974.
Suffix[edit]
-gate
- Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.
- 2022 March 30, Tatum Hunter, “How to leave a bad online review without being a jerk”, in The Washington Post[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 March 2022:
- Back in college, [Maddi] Filliater said she tweeted at a local sandwich shop about some alleged brown lettuce, and the business responded angrily: Why didn't she bring up the problem in person instead of attacking them on the Internet? Her friends refer to the incident as "LettuceGate."
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
component in names of scandals
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English geat.
Suffix[edit]
-gate
- Used to form place names.
References[edit]
- ^ “form -gate, combining form.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading[edit]
- “-gate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “-gate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “-gate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English -gate, from Watergate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-gate m (plural -gates)
- -gate (forms names of scandals)
- 2012 June 8, “Up & Down”, in Grazia:
- C’est un quasi «currygate» qu’a provoqué Kim en confessant son dégoût de la nourriture indienne.
- Kim Kardashian triggered a virtual ‘currygate’ by confessing her dislike of Indian food.
Derived terms[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English -gate, from Watergate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-gate n
- -gate (forms names of scandals)
Derived terms[edit]
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