Portraitgate

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proper noun

A 2009 controversy that occurred when art galleries in Dublin displayed two oil paintings depicting Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland, in the nude.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalA 2009 controversy that occurred when art galleries in Dublin displayed two oil paintings depicting Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland, in the nude.

Origin

From portrait + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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