Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

briefingate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: briefin-gate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Debategate.

American usage

Example Sentences

"As the President now knows, it is not midsummer media madness, or "much ado about nothing." Briefingate - the penetration of the Carter campaign by the Reagan campaign, in order to give the Republican candidate an edge in 1980's televised debate - raises a legitimate issue of right and wrong."
"The LaRouchians were anxious to stop the Briefingate probe, and put out a pamphlet calling it a Communist-liberal plot to undermine Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative."

Etymology

From briefing + -gate. Coined by American journalist and presidential speechwriter William Safire in 1983 (see quotation below).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: briefing

Usage

American usage

Synonyms

Debategate

Questions

What does briefingate mean?: Synonym of Debategate.
Where does briefingate come from?: From briefing + -gate. Coined by American journalist and presidential speechwriter William Safire in 1983 (see quotation below).

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