Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bridgegate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: bridge-gate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration.

Informal

Example Sentences

"He thinks like a politician, and he thinks like a lawyer. So the governor in particular is very careful about parsing his words, especially if we’re talking about a political issue that’s being negotiated in the Legislature, talking about things connected to Bridgegate, things that are semicontroversial."

Etymology

From bridge + -gate.

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

Bridgeghazi

Questions

What does bridgegate mean?: The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration.
Where does bridgegate come from?: From bridge + -gate.

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