Fartgate

Fartgate proper noun: any controversy involving flatulence.

Proper noun

Fartgate

(informal) Any controversy involving flatulence.
- When a sport is rocked by "fartgate", the only thing the person in charge can do is laugh.2018 November 17, Frank Keogh, “Gary Anderson-Wesley Harms 'fartgate': We must get to bottom of it, jokes Barry Hearn”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2018
- Mr. Anderson was accused last month of passing gas so pungent it threw his opponent off, an incident soon dubbed Fartgate.2018 December 28, Benjamin Mueller, “Showmanship, and Conflict, as Darts Goes From Smoky Pubs to TV Spectacle”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2021

This, reader, is where the true meaning of #Fartgate came alive.2019 November 19, Angela Watercutter, “With #Fartgate, Twitter Was a Gas Once Again”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2021:
"The other big political story is that the hashtag #Fartgate was trending yesterday after people thought Rep.2019 November 20, Peter Weber, “The Daily Show gets to the bottom of the MSNBC-Eric Swalwell #Fartgate mystery”, in The Week, archived from...

From fart + -gate.

What does Fartgate mean?: Fartgate means any controversy involving flatulence.
How do you use Fartgate in a sentence?: This, reader, is where the true meaning of #Fartgate came alive.
What part of speech is Fartgate?: Fartgate is a proper noun.

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