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Elbowgate

Elbowgate proper noun: a 2016 controversy in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau elbowed a female MP in the chest in the House of Commons, causing the opposition to accuse him of assaulting her.

Proper noun

Elbowgate

  1. (informal) A 2016 controversy in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau elbowed a female MP in the chest in the House of Commons, causing the opposition to accuse him of assaulting her.

Origin of Elbowgate

From elbow + -gate.

Questions about Elbowgate

What does Elbowgate mean?
Elbowgate means a 2016 controversy in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau elbowed a female MP in the chest in the House of Commons, causing the opposition to accuse him of assaulting her.
What part of speech is Elbowgate?
Elbowgate is a proper noun.

Words near Elbowgate in the dictionary

  1. elbowed
  2. elbowedness
  3. elbower
  4. elbowers
  5. elbowful
  6. Elbowgate
  7. elbowing
  8. elbowings
  9. elbowless
  10. elbowlike
  11. elbowroom

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