Rubygate

English

Etymology

Ruby +‎ -gate

Proper noun

Rubygate

1. A political scandal in which Silvio Berlusconi was investigated and convicted for having sex with an underage prostitute (Karima El Mahroug, stage name Ruby Rubacuori) and for abuse of office relating to her release from detention.
   • 2011, Beppe Severgnini, Mamma Mia:

     the day on which the Milan public prosecutor's office requested a fast-track trial for Silvio Berlusconi in the Rubygate case