"Biscuitgate" meaning in English

See Biscuitgate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: biscuit + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|biscuit|gate}} biscuit + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Biscuitgate
  1. (UK, humorous) A minor controversy of 2009, when prime minister Gordon Brown was accused of sidestepping questions about his favourite kind of biscuit during an online chat. Tags: UK, humorous

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