-gate
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Back-formation from Watergate; see there for more.
SuffixEdit
-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 notesEdit
- Many of these terms are short-lived and few have long-lasting currency.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
TranslationsEdit
component in names of scandals
Etymology 2Edit
From Old English geat.
SuffixEdit
-gate
- Used to form place names.
ReferencesEdit
- “-gate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English -gate, from Watergate.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-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 termsEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English -gate, from Watergate.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-gate n
- -gate (forms names of scandals)