Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dressgate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dress-gate
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The controversy over The Dress, a photographed dress whose colors were unclear.

Etymology

From dress + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dress

Questions

What does dressgate mean?: The controversy over The Dress, a photographed dress whose colors were unclear.
Where does dressgate come from?: From dress + -gate.

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