Bridgegate

English Etymology From en bridge -gate. Proper noun en informal The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration. en 26-01-2015 Michael Barbaro A Radio Host’s Strategy for Christie: Let Him Rant w:The New York Times https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/01/26/a-radio-hosts-strategy-for-christie-let-him-rant/index.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251212060304/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/01/26/a-radio-hosts-strategy-for-christie-let-him-rant/index.html 12 December 2025 Synonyms en Bridgeghazi