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wallpapergate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wall-pa-per-gate
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 2021 controversy around the refurbishment in 2020 of the flat above 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, amid allegations in the press that an undisclosed loan had been used to help finance it.

British usage; Informal

Etymology

From wallpaper + -gate.

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Questions

What does wallpapergate mean?
A 2021 controversy around the refurbishment in 2020 of the flat above 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, amid allegations in the press that an undisclosed loan had been used to help finance it.
Where does wallpapergate come from?
From wallpaper + -gate.

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