Wallpapergate

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proper noun

A 2021 controversy around the refurbishment in 2020 of the flat above 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, amid allegations in the press that an undisclosed loan had been used to help finance it.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKinformalgovernmentA 2021 controversy around the refurbishment in 2020 of the flat above 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, amid allegations in the press that an undisclosed loan had been used to help finance it.

Origin

From wallpaper + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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