Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gate rape

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: gate rape
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Aggressive security screening prior to aircraft boarding.

Countable; Derogatory; Informal; Uncountable

verb

To screen (someone) aggressively prior to allowing them to board an aircraft.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

"Now, some women's advocates are referring to the situation as "Gate Rape" and speaking out against incidents like these so that other women don't have to endure the same humiliation."
"Ever since the Thanksgiving rebellion over intrusive new pat-downs that some have dubbed “gate-rape,” Americans have been debating security requirements versus privacy rights."
"And yet for all its tyranny, Israel doesn’t gate-rape passengers as does America's TSA."
"We need to open a bar at that airport. People need a stiff drink after being gate raped by the TSA."

Etymology

From gate (“passageway in an airport for embarking passengers”) + rape, formed to rhyme with date rape.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gate rapes (plural) gate rapes (present, singular) gate raping (participle, present) gate raped (participle, past) gate raped (past)

Questions

What does gate rape mean?: Aggressive security screening prior to aircraft boarding.
Where does gate rape come from?: From gate (“passageway in an airport for embarking passengers”) + rape, formed to rhyme with date rape.

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