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cheriegate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cher-ie-gate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.

British usage

Etymology

From Cherie + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does cheriegate mean?
A 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.
Where does cheriegate come from?
From Cherie + -gate.

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