Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fartgate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fart-gate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any controversy involving flatulence.

Informal

Example Sentences

"When a sport is rocked by "fartgate", the only thing the person in charge can do is laugh."
"Mr. Anderson was accused last month of passing gas so pungent it threw his opponent off, an incident soon dubbed Fartgate."
"This, reader, is where the true meaning of #Fartgate came alive. Arguing over who flatulated on MSNBC—or whether anyone did at all—isn’t the point. The point is that Twitter used to be about goofing off and making each other laugh."
"The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon ran with it, a little sheepishly. "The other big political story is that the hashtag #Fartgate was trending yesterday after people thought Rep. Eric Swalwell may have passed gas on live TV," he said."

Etymology

From fart + -gate.

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does fartgate mean?: Any controversy involving flatulence.
Where does fartgate come from?: From fart + -gate.

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