Pastygate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A 2012 British controversy around taxation of hot snacks such as pasties, where Conservative ministers were said to be out of touch with the eating habits of ordinary people.

Word forms

Pastygate

Etymology

From pasty + -gate.

Related words

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