Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filegate

/fˈaɪlɡˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fi-le-gate
IPA
/fˈaɪlɡˌeɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The White House FBI files controversy of the late 1990s.

Informal

Etymology

From file + -gate.

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Questions

How do you pronounce filegate?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈaɪlɡˌeɪt/.
What does filegate mean?
The White House FBI files controversy of the late 1990s.
Where does filegate come from?
From file + -gate.

How to pronounce filegate

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