Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sottogate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sot-to-gate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The series of plagiarism cases involving Philippine senator Tito Sotto.

Example Sentences

"Long is the saga of Sottogate, yet allegations against Senator Tito Sotto continue."
"By the way, those of us who have been following “Sottogate” and the incidents of “Sottocopying” have read the letter written by Kerry Kennedy on behalf of The Robert Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights summarizing her dismay over Sen. Tito Sotto’s not only using her father’s words without proper credit, but also using them out of context. The senator has replied by saying translation to Filipino is not plagiarism and upon receiving this communication, suggested it was fake. (The veracity of the letter has already been confirmed)."

Etymology

From Sotto + -gate.

Questions

What does sottogate mean?: The series of plagiarism cases involving Philippine senator Tito Sotto.
Where does sottogate come from?: From Sotto + -gate.

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