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Hairgate

Hairgate proper noun: a 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic.

Proper noun (1)

Hairgate

  1. (informal) A 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic.
  2. (informal) A 2014 controversy around allegations that the iPhone 6 could trap the hair of a user holding it to their ear while making a call.

Proper noun (2)

Hairgate

  1. (informal) A 2006 controversy around allegations of ball tampering in the Test match between England and Pakistan.

Origin of Hairgate

From hair + -gate.

From Hair + -gate, after umpire Darrell Hair, who made the ruling.

Questions about Hairgate

What does Hairgate mean?
Hairgate means a 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic.
What part of speech is Hairgate?
Hairgate is a proper noun.

Words near Hairgate in the dictionary

  1. Hairfield
  2. hairfluencer
  3. hairfluencers
  4. hairful
  5. hairfuls
  6. Hairgate
  7. hairgrass
  8. hairgrasses
  9. hairgrip
  10. hairgrips
  11. hairhat

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