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Betsygate

Betsygate proper noun: a 2004 controversy around allegations that former United Kingdom Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith had put his wife Betsy on his payroll, without her doing any work.

Proper noun

Betsygate

  1. (UK, informal) A 2004 controversy around allegations that former United Kingdom Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith had put his wife Betsy on his payroll, without her doing any work.

Origin of Betsygate

From Betsy + -gate.

Questions about Betsygate

What does Betsygate mean?
Betsygate means a 2004 controversy around allegations that former United Kingdom Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith had put his wife Betsy on his payroll, without her doing any work.
What part of speech is Betsygate?
Betsygate is a proper noun.

Words near Betsygate in the dictionary

  1. Betsy
  2. Betsy beetle
  3. Betsy beetles
  4. Betsy bug
  5. Betsy bugs
  6. Betsygate
  7. Bett
  8. betta
  9. bettable
  10. Bettacchi
  11. Bettachini

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