"'Brexit' is arguably politics's most important contribution to the English language in over 40 years, since the Watergate scandal gave commentators and comedians the suffix '-gate' to make any incident or scandal infinitely more compelling," said Helen Newstead, Collins's head of language content.
But it turns out that the "o（u）r" suffix has quite a confused history.
It comes from the Greek word for 'jaw' with the –ion suffix added to it, and only came into usage in the late 19th century.
Kindergarchy, a blend of kinder (children) and the suffix –archy (rule), refers to rule or domination by children, or the belief that children's needs and preferences take precedence over those of their parents or other adults.
