Where does “Manuelgate” come from?

Manuelgate (English) comes from English Manuel, from Portuguese Manuel, from Spanish Manuel, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּ אֵל — God is with us.

Manuelgate (English): A controversy caused by a series of lewd voice messages left as a prank on the answering machine of actor Andrew Sachs by comedian Russell Brand and TV presenter Jonathan Ross in 2008

Definitions

  1. A controversy caused by a series of lewd voice messages left as a prank on the answering machine of actor Andrew Sachs by comedian Russell Brand and TV presenter Jonathan Ross in 2008

Ancestry of “Manuelgate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishManuel
2PortugueseManuel
3SpanishManuelderived from biblical Emanuel
4Hebrewעִמָּנוּאֵל
5Hebrewעִמָּנוּ אֵלGod is with us
Every word from Hebrew עִמָּנוּ אֵל
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