Porngate

P3O1R1N1G2A1T1E1

proper noun

The Karnataka video clip controversy of 2012, in which two ministers of the state cabinet of India resigned over claims that they watched pornography on a mobile device while the legislature was in session.

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalThe Karnataka video clip controversy of 2012, in which two ministers of the state cabinet of India resigned over claims that they watched pornography on a mobile device while the legislature was in session.

Origin

From porn + -gate.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Porngate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porngate

MLA

“Porngate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porngate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Porngate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porngate.

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