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Hackgate

Hackgate proper noun: the News International phone hacking scandal.

Proper noun

Hackgate

  1. (UK, slang) The News International phone hacking scandal.

Origin of Hackgate

From hack + -gate.

Questions about Hackgate

What does Hackgate mean?
Hackgate means the News International phone hacking scandal.
What part of speech is Hackgate?
Hackgate is a proper noun.

Words near Hackgate in the dictionary

  1. hackeysack
  2. hackeysacks
  3. hackfest
  4. hackfests
  5. hackfolk
  6. Hackgate
  7. hackie
  8. hackier
  9. hackies
  10. hackiest
  11. hackily

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