-gatecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. Dallasgate Brit.

/ˈdaləsɡeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈdæləsˌɡeɪt/.

Etymology: Part of the name Watergate: see note s.v. Watergate n.³ 2.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A terminal element denoting an actual or alleged scandal (and usually an attempted cover-up), in some way comparable with the Watergate scandal of 1972. Appended to:

1. The name of the place where such a scandal (allegedly) occurred, or that of a place in some way associated with the scandal, as Dallasgate, Hollywoodgate, Irangate, Koreagate, etc.

ΚΠ

1973 National Lampoon Aug. 27/2 There have been persistent rumors in Russia of a vast scandal... Implicated in ‘the Volgagate’ are a group of liberal officials.

1975 Mod. People 1 Oct. 1 (heading) Shocking Dallasgate revealed.

1976 Guardian Weekly 5 Dec. 6/2 The continually expanding scandal over the Park regime's influence peddling on Capitol Hill has already been called a ‘Koreagate’.

1978 Newsweek 23 Jan. 55/3 Rumors of a coverup spread, and journalists scurried to investigate what some were already calling Hollywoodgate.

1978 Maclean's 9 Oct. 66 (caption) Thorpe and Whitehall-gate: how the Establishment works.

1986 Independent 10 Dec. 12/3 It is all too easy for Mr Reagan..to see ‘Irangate’ purely in domestic American terms.

2. The proper name, nickname, etc., of a person or organization implicated in the scandal, as Billygate, Floodgate, Totegate, etc.

ΚΠ

1975 Wall St. Jrnl. 24 Apr. 1/6 (heading) Motorgate: how a floating corpse led to a fraud inquiry and ousters by GM.

1977 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Oct. 38/1 Lancegate is no Watergate... The Carter men had hardly a month to plan..a downplaying of Bert Lance's problems.

1978 Time 6 Mar. 21/2 Many friends of Flood's will probably be touched by the investigation, which is already becoming known as ‘Floodgate’.

1978 Observer 10 Dec. 5/1 The South African Government easily defeated..an attempt..to force its resignation over ‘Muldergate’—the Information Department scandal.

1979 Observer 29 July 4/1 ‘Totegate’..centres on the Tote's practice of collecting off-course bets and sending them for inclusion..at the racecourse up to five minutes after the result of the race is known.

1980 Newsweek 18 Aug. 81/1 The unfolding tale of Billy Carter and his Libyan connection—an affair that many big-city dailies still call ‘Billygate’.

1983 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 11 July 4/2 It seems to me absurd—on the basis of what we know now—to equate ‘Cartergate’ with ‘Watergate’.

1986 Marxism Today Sept. 41/3 The current deterioration of the Ulster environment will continue unabated..if future developments significantly touch the RUC (‘Stalkergate’) or the judiciary.

3. A common noun (or occasionally another part of speech) that specifies the commodity, activity, etc., at the centre of the scandal.

ΚΠ

1973 Sat. Rev. World (U.S.) 20 Nov. 45/1 Inevitably, the brouhaha of Bordeaux became known as Wine-gate.

1975 Time 18 Aug. 67/2 The suspects allegedly falsified records, fed incriminating evidence through a paper shredder and conducted a cover-up so pervasive that one investigator calls it ‘Ice Cream Gate’.

1976 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 11 Apr. d14/7 Farmers in Zuiderveen's Missaukee County have distributed bumper stickers that say ‘PBB: Cattlegate bigger than Watergate.’

1978 Time 2 Oct. 43/1 The affair that Britons were dubbing ‘Oilgate’ threatened to reach into the highest places.

1983 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 July 20/2 ‘Hearingsgate’ is now before the House ethics committee.

1983 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 2 Aug. 4/5 In their zeal to pump ‘Altergate’ into a full-blown scandal..Gregg and Hiler charged that..alterations had been made in the transcripts of..other hearings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-gate
释义	-gatecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. Dallasgate Brit. /ˈdaləsɡeɪt/, U.S. /ˈdæləsˌɡeɪt/. Etymology: Part of the name Watergate: see note s.v. Watergate n.³ 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A terminal element denoting an actual or alleged scandal (and usually an attempted cover-up), in some way comparable with the Watergate scandal of 1972. Appended to: 1. The name of the place where such a scandal (allegedly) occurred, or that of a place in some way associated with the scandal, as Dallasgate, Hollywoodgate, Irangate, Koreagate, etc. ΚΠ 1973 National Lampoon Aug. 27/2 There have been persistent rumors in Russia of a vast scandal... Implicated in ‘the Volgagate’ are a group of liberal officials. 1975 Mod. People 1 Oct. 1 (heading) Shocking Dallasgate revealed. 1976 Guardian Weekly 5 Dec. 6/2 The continually expanding scandal over the Park regime's influence peddling on Capitol Hill has already been called a ‘Koreagate’. 1978 Newsweek 23 Jan. 55/3 Rumors of a coverup spread, and journalists scurried to investigate what some were already calling Hollywoodgate. 1978 Maclean's 9 Oct. 66 (caption) Thorpe and Whitehall-gate: how the Establishment works. 1986 Independent 10 Dec. 12/3 It is all too easy for Mr Reagan..to see ‘Irangate’ purely in domestic American terms. 2. The proper name, nickname, etc., of a person or organization implicated in the scandal, as Billygate, Floodgate, Totegate, etc. ΚΠ 1975 Wall St. Jrnl. 24 Apr. 1/6 (heading) Motorgate: how a floating corpse led to a fraud inquiry and ousters by GM. 1977 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Oct. 38/1 Lancegate is no Watergate... The Carter men had hardly a month to plan..a downplaying of Bert Lance's problems. 1978 Time 6 Mar. 21/2 Many friends of Flood's will probably be touched by the investigation, which is already becoming known as ‘Floodgate’. 1978 Observer 10 Dec. 5/1 The South African Government easily defeated..an attempt..to force its resignation over ‘Muldergate’—the Information Department scandal. 1979 Observer 29 July 4/1 ‘Totegate’..centres on the Tote's practice of collecting off-course bets and sending them for inclusion..at the racecourse up to five minutes after the result of the race is known. 1980 Newsweek 18 Aug. 81/1 The unfolding tale of Billy Carter and his Libyan connection—an affair that many big-city dailies still call ‘Billygate’. 1983 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 11 July 4/2 It seems to me absurd—on the basis of what we know now—to equate ‘Cartergate’ with ‘Watergate’. 1986 Marxism Today Sept. 41/3 The current deterioration of the Ulster environment will continue unabated..if future developments significantly touch the RUC (‘Stalkergate’) or the judiciary. 3. A common noun (or occasionally another part of speech) that specifies the commodity, activity, etc., at the centre of the scandal. ΚΠ 1973 Sat. Rev. World (U.S.) 20 Nov. 45/1 Inevitably, the brouhaha of Bordeaux became known as Wine-gate. 1975 Time 18 Aug. 67/2 The suspects allegedly falsified records, fed incriminating evidence through a paper shredder and conducted a cover-up so pervasive that one investigator calls it ‘Ice Cream Gate’. 1976 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 11 Apr. d14/7 Farmers in Zuiderveen's Missaukee County have distributed bumper stickers that say ‘PBB: Cattlegate bigger than Watergate.’ 1978 Time 2 Oct. 43/1 The affair that Britons were dubbing ‘Oilgate’ threatened to reach into the highest places. 1983 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 July 20/2 ‘Hearingsgate’ is now before the House ethics committee. 1983 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 2 Aug. 4/5 In their zeal to pump ‘Altergate’ into a full-blown scandal..Gregg and Hiler charged that..alterations had been made in the transcripts of..other hearings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1973
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