Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shirtgate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shirt-gate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 2014 controversy in which a shirt worn by scientist Matt Taylor at an informal interview associated with the European Space Agency landing of a probe on a comet was branded sexist by some viewers on social media.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The backfiring of Shirtgate created a temporary pause in the Big Panic, and revealed a basic truth. Most people appeared to have no objection to the kinds of expression that were now being presented as sexist."

Etymology

From shirt + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shirt

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does shirtgate mean?: A 2014 controversy in which a shirt worn by scientist Matt Taylor at an informal interview associated with the European Space Agency landing of a probe on a comet was branded sexist by some viewers on social media.
Where does shirtgate come from?: From shirt + -gate.

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