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SCOUT· 48%37m·2025-06-23·Arts Culture211. Four Letter Words: -gate
The Allusionist
The other day was the 53rd anniversary of the break-in at the Watergate Hotel, which not only caused a lot of political uproar, it had a big linguistic legacy: the suffix -gate to mean a scandal. Today, as part of Four Letter Word season, we have a list of -gates - royal, sporting, political, food, showbiz - it's a…
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