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Napgate

Napgate proper noun: a 2010 controversy in which Ken Griffey, Jr., of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, was reported to have been asleep in the clubhouse during a game.

Proper noun

Napgate

  1. (US, informal) A 2010 controversy in which Ken Griffey, Jr., of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, was reported to have been asleep in the clubhouse during a game.

Origin of Napgate

From nap + -gate.

Questions about Napgate

What does Napgate mean?
Napgate means a 2010 controversy in which Ken Griffey, Jr., of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, was reported to have been asleep in the clubhouse during a game.
What part of speech is Napgate?
Napgate is a proper noun.

Words near Napgate in the dictionary

  1. naperies
  2. Naperville
  3. napery
  4. napes
  5. napestrap
  6. Napgate
  7. napha water
  8. naphazoline
  9. Napheys
  10. Napheyses
  11. Naphil

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