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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flakegate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flakegate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A controversy of 2000 involving the wedding of TV presenter Anthea Turner to Grant Bovey, where the two were photographed eating Snowflake chocolate bars and the pictures were subsequently used to promote the product, damaging Turner's credibility.

British usage

Etymology

From flake + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does flakegate mean?
A controversy of 2000 involving the wedding of TV presenter Anthea Turner to Grant Bovey, where the two were photographed eating Snowflake chocolate bars and the pictures were subsequently used to promote the product, damaging Turner's credibility.
Where does flakegate come from?
From flake + -gate.

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