Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piegate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pie-gate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The 2017 controversy over English footballer Wayne Shaw eating a pasty during a match, knowing that a betting company was offering 8–1 odds against him eating a pie on television.

Informal

Etymology

pie + -gate

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pie

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does piegate mean?: The 2017 controversy over English footballer Wayne Shaw eating a pasty during a match, knowing that a betting company was offering 8–1 odds against him eating a pie on television.
Where does piegate come from?: pie + -gate

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