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Appendix:Variations of "gate" English List of "+" scandals and controversies Etymology 1 en scandal :bf Watergate 1 en Watergate, an American political scandal from 1972–1974 which led to resignation of president Richard Nixon. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the suffix first appeared in a 1973 article in the National Lampoon magazine which referenced a rumoured "Volgagate".gate combform The suffix was promoted by New York Times columnist William Safire, who coined several -gate words beginning in 1974. Suffix Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals. Alex Seitz-Wald How to Name a Scandal: What is a '- Gate' and What Is a '-Ghazi'? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/how-to-name-a-scandal-what-is-a-nbsp-gate-and-what-is-a-ghazi/283104/ https://archive.is/6NiXM 2 April 2021 2014-01-15 "-Ghazi" also shares convenient linguistic parallels with "-gate." They're both scandals that typify their category; they're both location names; they both start with the letter "g"; and they are both short enough to be used in headlines and attached to nouns identifying the scandal. Tatum Hunter How to leave a bad online review without being a jerk https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/30/online-review-etiquette/ https://archive.ph/jpdX0 30 March 2022 30 March 2022 Back in college, [Maddi] Filliater said she tweeted at a local sandwich shop about some alleged brown lettuce, and the business responded angrily: Why didn't she bring up the problem in person instead of attacking them on the Internet? Her friends refer to the incident as "LettuceGate." Derived terms en Descendants zh 門 1 fr -gate 1 de -gate 1 ko 게이트 1 Translations component in names of scandals Bengali: bn -কাণ্ড Bulgarian: bg -гейт m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 門 mén French: fr -gate m German: de -gate n Italian: it -opoli f Korean: ko 게이트 Polish: pl -gate n Portuguese: pt -lão m Russian: ru -гейт m Noun 1 en informal A scandal. Alex Seitz-Wald How to Name a Scandal: What is a '- Gate' and What Is a '-Ghazi'? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/how-to-name-a-scandal-what-is-a-nbsp-gate-and-what-is-a-ghazi/283104/ https://archive.is/6NiXM 2 April 2021 2014-01-15 The George Washington Bridge lane closings started as a "-ghazi" and then became a "-gate." The Obama era is chock full of "-ghazis"—Solyndraghazi, ObamaPhoneghazi, NewBlackPanthersghazi, Umbrellaghazi, and of course Benghazi—but few "-gates" (Snowdengate and Websitegate, come to mind). See also en -ghazi Etymology 2 From the plural of en ang ġeat (specifically ang gatu). The reduced pronunciation /-ɡət/ reflects the regular phonological development, as the unstressed suffix did not undergo Middle English open‐syllable lengthening (remaining /-ɡatə/). The full pronunciation /-ɡeɪt/ results from secondary stress or analogy with the independent noun en gate. Pronunciation en /-ɡeɪt/ full form en /-ɡət/ reduced form Suffix Used to form place names. Derived terms en Aldgate Billingsgate Bishopsgate Cripplegate Dowgate Highgate Ludgate Margate Moorgate Newgate Ramsgate Reigate Sandgate Southgate Westgate References Further reading Anagrams en aegt EGTA ETag Geat e-tag geat geta French Etymology fr en -gate, from en Watergate. Pronunciation [a:uè] Suffix m en -gate (forms names of scandals) fr 8 June 2012 Up & Down Grazia C'est un quasi «currygate» qu'a provoqué Kim en confessant son dégoût de la nourriture indienne. Kim Kardashian triggered a virtual ‘currygate’ by confessing her dislike of Indian food. Derived terms fr German Etymology de en -gate, from en Watergate. Pronunciation de /ɡɛɪ̯t/ /ɡeːt/ de De--gate.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Suffix de suffix noun-forming suffixes n en -gate forms names of scandals Derived terms de