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Bingogate

Bingogate proper noun: a 1990s scandal in British Columbia around the skimming of charity bingo funds to benefit the ruling New Democratic Party.

Proper noun

Bingogate

  1. (Canada, informal) A 1990s scandal in British Columbia around the skimming of charity bingo funds to benefit the ruling New Democratic Party.

Origin of Bingogate

From bingo + -gate.

Questions about Bingogate

What does Bingogate mean?
Bingogate means a 1990s scandal in British Columbia around the skimming of charity bingo funds to benefit the ruling New Democratic Party.
What part of speech is Bingogate?
Bingogate is a proper noun.

Words near Bingogate in the dictionary

  1. bingo bango bongo
  2. bingo card
  3. bingo cards
  4. bingo wings
  5. bingoed
  6. Bingogate
  7. bingoing
  8. bingolike
  9. Bingomunjie
  10. bingos
  11. bingpot

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