-ghazi
Suffix
Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.
Usage- morpheme
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The George Washington Bridge lane closings started as a "-ghazi" and then became a "-gate." […] Partisans, of course, will continue trying to turn "-ghazis" into "-gates" until RobotInsurrectiongate makes the issue moot sometime in the not-so-distant future.
Noun
A scandal.
Usage- Informal
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The George Washington Bridge lane closings started as a "-ghazi" and then became a "-gate." […] The Obama era is chock full of "-ghazis"—Solyndraghazi, ObamaPhoneghazi, NewBlackPanthersghazi, Umbrellaghazi, and of course Benghazi—but few "-gates" (Snowdengate and Websitegate, come to mind).
Word forms
-ghazis