"Whiskeyleaks" meaning in English

See Whiskeyleaks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: WhiskeyLeaks [alternative], Whiskileaks [alternative], WhiskiLeaks [alternative], Whiskyleaks [alternative], WhiskyLeaks [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of whiskey + WikiLeaks. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|whiskey|WikiLeaks}} Blend of whiskey + WikiLeaks Head templates: {{en-prop}} Whiskeyleaks
  1. (US politics, colloquial) Intelligence leaks due to alcohol intoxication. Tags: US, colloquial Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-Whiskeyleaks-en-name-RoQNwNaI Topics: government, politics
  2. (US politics, humorous, derogatory) United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth. Tags: US, derogatory, humorous Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-Whiskeyleaks-en-name-yH3JgdC- Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 20 80 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Signalgate

Alternative forms

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