Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pfizergate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pfiz-er-gate
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A scandal involving alleged communications between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and American pharmaceutical company Pfizer that were seen as secretive.

Example Sentences

"Baldan’s complaint centered around an alleged exchange of text messages between von der Leyen and Pfizer boss Albert Bourla in the run-up to the EU’s biggest vaccine deal at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, in an affair dubbed “Pfizergate.”"

Etymology

From Pfizer + -gate.

Questions

What does pfizergate mean?: A scandal involving alleged communications between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and American pharmaceutical company Pfizer that were seen as secretive.
Where does pfizergate come from?: From Pfizer + -gate.

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