Penelopegate

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proper noun

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

OriginFrench Penelopegate →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. FrenchPenelopegate
  2. EnglishPenelopegate

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

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APA

Penelopegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penelopegate

MLA

“Penelopegate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penelopegate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Penelopegate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penelopegate.

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