Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nannygate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nan-ny-gate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of various political scandals involving the hired nannies of politicians, e.g. where taxes are unpaid or a visa not obtained.

Example Sentences

"There are many forms of disorder. Street life is only one. Tax evasion, "Nannygates," political corruption: these forms of disorder—disorder that we experience as much as we do street life—are somehow different. They are not central to the broken windows hypothesis."

Etymology

From nanny + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nanny

Questions

What does nannygate mean?: Any of various political scandals involving the hired nannies of politicians, e.g. where taxes are unpaid or a visa not obtained.
Where does nannygate come from?: From nanny + -gate.

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