Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wottergate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wot-ter-gate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The controversy surrounding the leaked final evolutions of the Unova starter Pokémon prior to the release of Pokémon Black and White, which sparked widespread fan backlash and disbelief that the designs were genuine.

Example Sentences

"Were you around for the gen 5 leaks/Wottergate? That was probably the most controversial day in the 25 years pokemon has been around"
"Here's more context around the Pokémon Wottergate scandal. By far the biggest thing to ever happen to the Pokémon leak community."
"It started from day 1, Wottergate alone encapsulates how much the fans were against unova ¶ People hated samurott and serperior so much they arguably started the trend of huge pre-release starter evolution shitstorms"

Etymology

Likely from Wotter (“nickname for Oshawott”) + -gate, influenced by Watergate.

Questions

What does wottergate mean?: The controversy surrounding the leaked final evolutions of the Unova starter Pokémon prior to the release of Pokémon Black and White, which sparked widespread fan backlash and disbelief that the designs were genuine.
Where does wottergate come from?: Likely from Wotter (“nickname for Oshawott”) + -gate, influenced by Watergate.

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