-ghazi

English Etymology en Benghazi, the site of the 2012 Benghazi attack. The attack led to several Investigations into the 2012 Benghazi attack investigations by the United States, though no criminal charges were levied. 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 The George Washington Bridge lane closings started as a "-ghazi" and then became a "-gate." Partisans, of course, will continue trying to turn "-ghazis" into "-gates" until RobotInsurrectiongate makes the issue moot sometime in the not-so-distant future. Usage notes -ghazi is typically used to denote scandals that are insignificant or partisan, as opposed to -gate, which is typically used to denote legitimate scandals. Derived terms en 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 -gate