Robogate etymology

English word Robogate comes from English robo- (Robot, robotic.), English -gate

Detailed word origin of Robogate

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
robo- English (eng) Robot, robotic.
-gate English (eng) Used to form place names. Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.
Robogate English (eng) (informal) The 2011 Canadian federal election voter suppression scandal.

Words with the same origin as Robogate

Descendants of robo-
robocall robocaller robocar robochef robocop robodoc robofish robolawyer robomussel robopet robophile robophysics robopocalypse robopoll robopsychological robopsychologist robopsychology roboroach robosexual
Descendants of -gate
Bananagate Bonusgate Brothelgate Cashgate Crashgate Dieselgate Emailgate Gamergate Garglegate Gerstmanngate Grangegate Guptagate Homeworkgate Manuelgate Memogate Nkandlagate Plodgate Reutersgate Rinkagate Rywingate Sharongate Shirtgate Toiletgate Wampumgate Westlandgate