Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bibgate

/ˈbɪbˌɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bib-gate
IPA: /ˈbɪbˌɡeɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 2009 controversy around American skier Bill Demong's disqualification for not wearing his bib during the ski-jumping part of the team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Informal

Etymology

From bib + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bib

Usage

Informal

Questions

How do you pronounce bibgate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪbˌɡeɪt/.
What does bibgate mean?: A 2009 controversy around American skier Bill Demong's disqualification for not wearing his bib during the ski-jumping part of the team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Where does bibgate come from?: From bib + -gate.

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