Wallpapergate

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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. UK, informal

Etymology

From wallpaper + -gate.

More for "wallpapergate"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.