Meanings
proper noun
- UKslanghobbiesA 2004 controversy around the alleged throwing of food (variously reported as pizza, soup, or coffee) at Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson by an unknown Arsenal player after a match between those two teams.
- slangA 2016 conspiracy theory claiming that John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, was involved in human trafficking, and alleging the existence of a secret child sex ring associated with the Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C.
Origin
- Medieval Greekπίτα (píta)
- Neapolitanpizza
- Englishpizza
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Germanic*watōr
- Proto-West Germanic*watar
- Old Englishwæter
- Middle Englishwater
- Englishwater
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰe(n)d-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰed-eti
- Proto-Germanic*getaną
- Proto-Germanic*gatą
- Proto-West Germanic*gat
- Old Englishġeat
- Middle Englishgate
- Englishgate
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstis
- Proto-Indo-European*pótis
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstipotis
- Proto-Italic*hostipotis
- Latinhospes
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinhospitālis
- Old Frenchostel
- Middle Frenchhostel
- Frenchhôte
- Englishhotel
- EnglishWatergate Hotel
- EnglishWatergatebf.
- EnglishPizzagate
Cite this entry
APA
Pizzagate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pizzagate
MLA
“Pizzagate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pizzagate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pizzagate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pizzagate.
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