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Rubygate

Rubygate proper noun: a political scandal in which Silvio Berlusconi was investigated and convicted for having sex with an underage prostitute (Karima El Mahroug, stage name Ruby Rubacuori) and for abuse of office relating to her release from detention.

Proper noun

Rubygate

  1. A political scandal in which Silvio Berlusconi was investigated and convicted for having sex with an underage prostitute (Karima El Mahroug, stage name Ruby Rubacuori) and for abuse of office relating to her release from detention.
    • the day on which the Milan public prosecutor's office requested a fast-track trial for Silvio Berlusconi in the Rubygate case2011, Beppe Severgnini, Mamma Mia

Origin of Rubygate

From Ruby + -gate.

Questions about Rubygate

What does Rubygate mean?
Rubygate means a political scandal in which Silvio Berlusconi was investigated and convicted for having sex with an underage prostitute (Karima El Mahroug, stage name Ruby Rubacuori) and for abuse of office relating to her release from detention.
What part of speech is Rubygate?
Rubygate is a proper noun.

Words near Rubygate in the dictionary

  1. ruby-crowned kinglet
  2. ruby-crowned kinglets
  3. ruby-red
  4. ruby-throated hummingbird
  5. ruby-throated hummingbirds
  6. Rubygate
  7. rubying
  8. Rubyist
  9. Rubyists
  10. rubylate
  11. rubylated

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