Comments on: snowcloning morphemes: Xcore; Xgate http://snowclones.org/2007/08/24/snowcloning-morphemes-xcore-xgate/ Snowclones are the new eggcorns. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:51:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Marino http://snowclones.org/2007/08/24/snowcloning-morphemes-xcore-xgate/#comment-2170 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:55:13 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/24/snowcloning-morphemes-xcore-xgate/#comment-2170 An Italian snowclone similar to “X-gate” used for scandals can be called “X-poli”, from the first large judicial probe on political corruption named “tangentopoli” (translates as something like “bribe-town” or “bribe-ville”)
Further inquiries have been dubbed with a -poli ending, like “vallettopoli”, a scandal about TV showgirls (“vallette”) who got their jobs offering sexual favors to politicians and TV executives

]]> By: Larry Roberts http://snowclones.org/2007/08/24/snowcloning-morphemes-xcore-xgate/#comment-1515 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:10:07 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/24/snowcloning-morphemes-xcore-xgate/#comment-1515 A couple other music-scene related ones for festivals: Xstock and Xpalooza. Examples: Jamstock, Dogstock, Arbstock, Goodstock, Terrastock, Homopalooza, Lezbopalooza, Megapalooza, Paducahpalooza.

]]> By: José San Martin http://snowclones.org/2007/08/24/snowcloning-morphemes-xcore-xgate/#comment-341 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:04:54 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/24/snowcloning-morphemes-xcore-xgate/#comment-341 Just a further note… the “x-gate” is not restricted to United States.

A quick search and we’ve got two results: “Laziogate” (Italy) and “Frangogate” (Brazil).

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