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Grannygate

Grannygate proper noun: any of several different sporting scandals, typically regarding eligibility of players for national teams based on their family histories.

Proper noun

Grannygate

  1. (informal) Any of several different sporting scandals, typically regarding eligibility of players for national teams based on their family histories.

Origin of Grannygate

From granny + -gate.

Questions about Grannygate

What does Grannygate mean?
Grannygate means any of several different sporting scandals, typically regarding eligibility of players for national teams based on their family histories.
What part of speech is Grannygate?
Grannygate is a proper noun.

Words near Grannygate in the dictionary

  1. granny-sitted
  2. granny-sitter
  3. granny-sitters
  4. granny-sitting
  5. grannybush
  6. Grannygate
  7. grannying
  8. grannyish
  9. grannyvine
  10. grano
  11. grano-

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