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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Extracted from Watergate; see there for more.
Suffix[edit]
-gate
- Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.
- 2009 June 22, Phillip Coorey; Annabel Crabb, Sydney Morning Herald:
- The Australian Federal Police revealed this afternoon that the email that sparked the so-called Utegate controversy was faked.
Usage notes[edit]
- Many of these terms are short-lived and few have long-lasting currency.
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]
- “-gate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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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