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Billygate

Billygate proper noun: a 1980 controversy around the issue of President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally representing the Libyan government as a foreign agent.

Proper noun

Billygate

  1. (informal) A 1980 controversy around the issue of President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally representing the Libyan government as a foreign agent.

Origin of Billygate

From Billy + -gate.

Questions about Billygate

What does Billygate mean?
Billygate means a 1980 controversy around the issue of President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally representing the Libyan government as a foreign agent.
What part of speech is Billygate?
Billygate is a proper noun.

Words near Billygate in the dictionary

  1. billycock
  2. billycocks
  3. Billyeald
  4. billyful
  5. billyfuls
  6. Billygate
  7. billygoat
  8. billygoat plum
  9. billygoat plums
  10. billygoat weed
  11. billygoat-weed

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