"Portraitgate" meaning in All languages combined

See Portraitgate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: portrait + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|portrait|gate}} portrait + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Portraitgate
  1. (informal) A 2009 controversy that occurred when art galleries in Dublin displayed two oil paintings depicting Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland, in the nude. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Portraitgate-en-name-SZjhIdZs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate

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