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Penelopegate

Penelopegate proper noun: the Fillon affair, a political scandal involving improper employment of the family of French politician François Fillon.

Proper noun

Penelopegate

  1. The Fillon affair, a political scandal involving improper employment of the family of French politician François Fillon.

Origin of Penelopegate

From French Penelopegate. By surface analysis, Penelope + -gate.

Questions about Penelopegate

What does Penelopegate mean?
Penelopegate means the Fillon affair, a political scandal involving improper employment of the family of French politician François Fillon.
What part of speech is Penelopegate?
Penelopegate is a proper noun.

Words near Penelopegate in the dictionary

  1. Penelakut
  2. penellipse
  3. penellipses
  4. Penelope
  5. Penelopean
  6. Penelopegate
  7. penelopine
  8. penelopise
  9. penelopised
  10. penelopises
  11. penelopising

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