Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

utegate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ute-gate
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The Australian Federal Police revealed this afternoon that the email that sparked the so-called Utegate controversy was faked."

Etymology

From ute + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ute

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does utegate mean?: A 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.
Where does utegate come from?: From ute + -gate.

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