Pinchergate

P3I1N1C3H4E1R1G2A1T1E1

proper noun

A 2022 controversy around alleged sexual misconduct by politician Chris Pincher, and whether prime minister Boris Johnson was aware of it and failed to take action.

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKinformalgovernmentA 2022 controversy around alleged sexual misconduct by politician Chris Pincher, and whether prime minister Boris Johnson was aware of it and failed to take action.

Origin

From Pincher + -gate.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Pinchergate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinchergate

MLA

“Pinchergate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinchergate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pinchergate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinchergate.

Source: Pinchergate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.