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biscuitgate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bis-cuit-gate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A minor controversy of 2009, when prime minister Gordon Brown was accused of sidestepping questions about his favourite kind of biscuit during an online chat.

British usage; Humorous

Etymology

From biscuit + -gate.

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What does biscuitgate mean?
A minor controversy of 2009, when prime minister Gordon Brown was accused of sidestepping questions about his favourite kind of biscuit during an online chat.
Where does biscuitgate come from?
From biscuit + -gate.

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