💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hackgate"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gategatenoun | (UK, informal) Synonym of Plebgate. |
| sexgatenoun | (chiefly US) Any sex-related public scandal, especially the Monica Lewinsky scandal. |
| hairgatenoun | (informal) A 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic. |
| emailgatenoun | (informal, US politics) A 2015 controversy around Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account and server, in violation of federal security and transparency guidelines. |
| iraqgatenoun | (informal) A 2003 Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to politician Anneli Jäätteenmäki in connection with the war in Iraq. |
| grannygatenoun | (informal, sports) Any of several different sporting scandals, typically regarding eligibility of players for national teams based on their family histories. |
| beergatenoun | (UK politics, neologism) The political controversy in response to an alleged breach of COVID-19 pandemic legal restrictions at a gathering in a Labour Party office in Durham, England, on 30 April 2021. |
| crashgatenoun | (informal) A 2008 controversy around allegations of race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. |
| celebgatenoun | (informal) A 2014 controversy in which almost 500 private photographs of various celebrities, many containing nudity, were leaked and disseminated through social media. |
| homeworkgatenoun | (informal) A controversy involving the Australian cricket team's tour of India in 2013, during which players were suspended from play following breaches of discipline. |
| watergatenoun | An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. |
| gatenoun | A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall. |
| qatargatenoun | (neologism) The Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament. |
| bigotgatenoun | (informal, UK politics) A 2010 controversy that arose when British prime minister Gordon Brown was accidentally recorded calling a party supporter a bigot. |
| gutter pressnoun | (British, derogatory) The sensationalist tabloid newspapers in general. |
| gamergaternoun | (neologism) A person involved in the Gamergate harassment campaign. |
| reutersgatenoun | (informal) The controversy around a series of digitally manipulated photographs taken by Adnan Hajj, a Lebanese freelance photographer, and presented as part of Reuters' news coverage of the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict. |
| galley yarnnoun | (nautical, slang, obsolete) A hoaxing story. |
| gatternoun | (UK, slang, obsolete) Porter or other beer, or by extension any alcoholic drink. |
| gaffnoun | A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat. |
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