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Cheriegate
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English
Etymology
From en Cherie gate.
Proper noun
en UK A 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.
en 3-syllable words eponyms