&gt; I&#x27;d bet most under 30s in the US do not link &#x27;gate&#x27; with watergate<p>Doubt it. I&#x27;m 24. First of all, we obviously learned about Watergate in high school history. Moreover, ever since Watergate happened, people have been overusing the &quot;gate&quot; suffix. Just look at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_scandals_with_%22-gate%22_suffix" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_scandals_with_%22-gate...</a>