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Sottogate

Sottogate proper noun: the series of plagiarism cases involving Philippine senator Tito Sotto.

Proper noun

Sottogate

  1. (Philippines, neologism) The series of plagiarism cases involving Philippine senator Tito Sotto.
    • Long is the saga of Sottogate, yet allegations against Senator Tito Sotto continue.2012 November 10, Miguel Syjuco, “Kennedy to Sotto: 'This is a clear case of plagiarism'”, in Rappler
    • By the way, those of us who have been following “Sottogate” and the incidents of “Sottocopying” have read the letter written by Kerry Kennedy on behalf of The Robert Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights summarizing her dismay over Sen. Tito Sotto’s not only using her father’s words without...2012 November 16, “Catching ‘Tiktik’; fearing contagious stupidity”, in Manila Times

Origin of Sottogate

From Sotto + -gate.

Questions about Sottogate

What does Sottogate mean?
Sottogate means the series of plagiarism cases involving Philippine senator Tito Sotto.
What part of speech is Sottogate?
Sottogate is a proper noun.

Words near Sottogate in the dictionary

  1. sotto voci
  2. sottocopied
  3. sottocopies
  4. sottocopy
  5. sottocopying
  6. Sottogate
  7. Sottos
  8. SOTU
  9. Sotuknang
  10. SOTUs
  11. sou

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