Dieselgate

See also: dieselgate

English

Etymology

From diesel +‎ -gate.

Proper noun

Dieselgate

1. (informal) The Volkswagen emissions scandal of 2015.

   Synonym: Emissionsgate

   • 2018 July 23, Vivienne Walt, “Volkswagen Races to Put ‘Dieselgate’ in the Rear View”, in Fortune magazine‎^[1]:

     Volkswagen says it’s eager to talk about the future rather than rehash the scandal. But ignoring Dieselgate has proved impossible. Two weeks before Fortune’s visit to Wolfsburg, German prosecutors had levied a billion-euro penalty (about $1.17 billion) against Volkswagen for Dieselgate, one of the country’s biggest-ever industrial fines—and a blow against one of Germany’s most iconic companies.

Translations

Volkswagen emissions scandal

• Dutch: dieselgate (nl) m, Dieselgate m
• German: Dieselgate (de) n

German

Etymology

Diesel +‎ -gate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːzl̩ˌɡɛɪ̯t/, /ˈdiːzl̩ˌɡeːt/

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Proper noun

Dieselgate n (proper noun, strong, genitive Dieselgates)

1. (informal) Dieselgate

   Synonym: Abgasskandal

Further reading

• “Dieselgate” in Duden online
• “Dieselgate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Abgasskandal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de