English
Rubygate
From Ruby + -gate.
Formed from Ruby + -gate
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
…
Latin rubeus ‘red’
Medieval Latin rubīnus ‘carbuncle, ruby’
Old French rubi
Middle English ruby ‘a ruby’
English Ruby
Today it means
name A political scandal in which Silvio Berlusconi was investigated and convicted for having sex with an underage prostitute (Karima El Mahroug, stage name Ruby Rubacuori) and for abuse of office relating to her release from detention.
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Etymograph / Rubygate