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-ghazi

-ghazi suffix: combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.

Suffix

-ghazi (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.
    • 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.2014 January 15, Alex Seitz-Wald, “How to Name a Scandal: What is a '- Gate' and What Is a '-Ghazi'?”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN...

Noun

-ghazi (plural -ghazis)

  1. (informal) A scandal.
    • 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).2014 January 15, Alex Seitz-Wald, “How to Name a Scandal: What is a '- Gate' and What Is a '-Ghazi'?”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN...

Forms of -ghazi

plural-ghazis

Origin of -ghazi

Back-formation from Benghazi, the site of the 2012 Benghazi attack. The attack led to several investigations by the United States, though no criminal charges were levied.

Questions about -ghazi

What does -ghazi mean?
-ghazi means combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.
What part of speech is -ghazi?
-ghazi can be a suffix or a noun.

Words near -ghazi in the dictionary

  1. -gerous
  2. -gest
  3. -gesterone
  4. -gestr-
  5. -geusia
  6. -ghazi
  7. -ghazis
  8. -giline
  9. -gliflozin
  10. -gliptin
  11. -glitazar

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