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Crashgate

Crashgate proper noun: a 2008 controversy around allegations of race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

Proper noun

Crashgate

  1. (informal) A 2008 controversy around allegations of race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

Origin of Crashgate

From crash + -gate.

Questions about Crashgate

What does Crashgate mean?
Crashgate means a 2008 controversy around allegations of race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
What part of speech is Crashgate?
Crashgate is a proper noun.

Words near Crashgate in the dictionary

  1. crashes and burns
  2. crashes in
  3. crashes out
  4. crashes to desktop
  5. crashes-to-desktop
  6. Crashgate
  7. crashier
  8. crashiest
  9. crashin'
  10. crashing
  11. crashing and burning

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