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Obamagate

Obamagate proper noun: alleged attempts by President Barack Obama and those in his administration to sabotage Donald Trump's candidacy and administration through various illegitimate means, according to a conspiracy theory promoted by Trump.

Proper noun

Obamagate

  1. Alleged attempts by President Barack Obama and those in his administration to sabotage Donald Trump's candidacy and administration through various illegitimate means, according to a conspiracy theory promoted by Trump.
    • [Donald] Trump unleashed a relatively unfamiliar hashtag on the world – “#OBAMAGATE!”2020 May 14, “Explainer: What is ‘Obamagate’ and where did it come from?”, in Al Jazeera

Origin of Obamagate

From Obama + -gate. Coined by Donald Trump.

Questions about Obamagate

What does Obamagate mean?
Obamagate means alleged attempts by President Barack Obama and those in his administration to sabotage Donald Trump's candidacy and administration through various illegitimate means, according to a conspiracy theory promoted by Trump.
What part of speech is Obamagate?
Obamagate is a proper noun.

Words near Obamagate in the dictionary

  1. Obamacon
  2. Obamacons
  3. Obamacrat
  4. Obamacrats
  5. Obamaesque
  6. Obamagate
  7. Obamageddon
  8. Obamaism
  9. Obamaite
  10. Obamaites
  11. Obamaitis

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