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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manuelgate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
manuel-gate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A controversy caused by a series of lewd voice messages left as a prank on the answering machine of actor Andrew Sachs by comedian Russell Brand and TV presenter Jonathan Ross in 2008.

British usage; Colloquial

Etymology

From Manuel + -gate; Sachs famously played Manuel in the TV comedy Fawlty Towers.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

Sachsgate

Questions

What does manuelgate mean?
A controversy caused by a series of lewd voice messages left as a prank on the answering machine of actor Andrew Sachs by comedian Russell Brand and TV presenter Jonathan Ross in 2008.
Where does manuelgate come from?
From Manuel + -gate; Sachs famously played Manuel in the TV comedy Fawlty Towers.

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