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Gerstmanngate

Gerstmanngate proper noun: a controversy following the 2007 dismissal of Jeff Gerstmann from his position as Editorial Director of GameSpot, alleged by some to be a consequence of his giving only a mediocre rating to a video game that was being heavily advertised on GameSpot at the time.

Proper noun

Gerstmanngate

  1. (informal) A controversy following the 2007 dismissal of Jeff Gerstmann from his position as Editorial Director of GameSpot, alleged by some to be a consequence of his giving only a mediocre rating to a video game that was being heavily advertised on GameSpot at the time.
    • It's fair to say that people's reaction to Gerstmanngate has been less than rational. The media, or rather 'the bits of the media who give a toss', covered it with the usual aplomb and overuse of inflammatory headlines, and most blogs took the opportunity to wax lyrical on the ethics of journalism...2008 January 25, Lisa, “The idiot is whinier than the sword”, in Felix, number 1,393, London: Imperial College Union, →ISSN, page 9

Origin of Gerstmanngate

From Gerstmann + -gate.

Questions about Gerstmanngate

What does Gerstmanngate mean?
Gerstmanngate means a controversy following the 2007 dismissal of Jeff Gerstmann from his position as Editorial Director of GameSpot, alleged by some to be a consequence of his giving only a mediocre rating to a video game that was being heavily advertised on GameSpot at the time.
What part of speech is Gerstmanngate?
Gerstmanngate is a proper noun.

Words near Gerstmanngate in the dictionary

  1. Gersteins
  2. gerstleyite
  3. Gerstmann
  4. Gerstmann syndrome
  5. Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
  6. Gerstmanngate
  7. gerstmannite
  8. Gerstner
  9. Gerstner wave
  10. Gerstner waves
  11. Gerstners

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