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Dianagate

Dianagate proper noun: a 1992 controversy around a series of telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales, and her close friend James Gilbey, the existence of which was publicly revealed by the Sun newspaper.

Proper noun

Dianagate

  1. (informal) A 1992 controversy around a series of telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales, and her close friend James Gilbey, the existence of which was publicly revealed by the Sun newspaper.
    Synonyms:
    Squidgygate

Synonyms of Dianagate

Origin of Dianagate

From Diana + -gate.

Questions about Dianagate

What does Dianagate mean?
Dianagate means a 1992 controversy around a series of telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales, and her close friend James Gilbey, the existence of which was publicly revealed by the Sun newspaper.
What part of speech is Dianagate?
Dianagate is a proper noun.

Words near Dianagate in the dictionary

  1. Diana fritillary
  2. Diana monkey
  3. Diana monkeys
  4. Diana's Mirror
  5. Diana's tree
  6. Dianagate
  7. dianalytic
  8. Dianamania
  9. Dianas
  10. Dianbai
  11. Dianchi Lake

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