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Donnygate

Donnygate proper noun: a political scandal of the 1990s involving expenses fraud by councillors in Doncaster, United Kingdom.

Proper noun

Donnygate

  1. (UK, informal) A political scandal of the 1990s involving expenses fraud by councillors in Doncaster, United Kingdom.

Origin of Donnygate

From Donny + -gate.

Questions about Donnygate

What does Donnygate mean?
Donnygate means a political scandal of the 1990s involving expenses fraud by councillors in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
What part of speech is Donnygate?
Donnygate is a proper noun.

Words near Donnygate in the dictionary

  1. donny
  2. donnybrook
  3. Donnybrook-Balingup
  4. donnybrookian
  5. donnybrooks
  6. Donnygate
  7. donnée
  8. données
  9. dono
  10. Donofrio
  11. Donofrios

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