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brothelgate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
broth-el-gate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Willie O'Dea affidavit incident, a 2010 political controversy in Ireland relating to remarks made by Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea about the alleged connection between a brothel and Sinn Féin politician Maurice Quinlivan. O'Dea falsely swore by affidavit that he had not made these remarks.

Informal

Etymology

From brothel + -gate.

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Questions

What does brothelgate mean?
The Willie O'Dea affidavit incident, a 2010 political controversy in Ireland relating to remarks made by Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea about the alleged connection between a brothel and Sinn Féin politician Maurice Quinlivan. O'Dea falsely swore by affidavit that he had not made these remarks.
Where does brothelgate come from?
From brothel + -gate.

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