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Ovalgate

Ovalgate proper noun: a 2006 scandal in which the Pakistani cricket team forfeited the Oval Test match against England after allegations of tampering with the ball.

Proper noun

Ovalgate

  1. (informal) A 2006 scandal in which the Pakistani cricket team forfeited the Oval Test match against England after allegations of tampering with the ball.

Origin of Ovalgate

From Oval + -gate.

Questions about Ovalgate

What does Ovalgate mean?
Ovalgate means a 2006 scandal in which the Pakistani cricket team forfeited the Oval Test match against England after allegations of tampering with the ball.
What part of speech is Ovalgate?
Ovalgate is a proper noun.

Words near Ovalgate in the dictionary

  1. ovalenes
  2. ovalentarian
  3. ovalentarians
  4. ovalenyl
  5. ovalescent
  6. Ovalgate
  7. ovaliform
  8. ovaline
  9. ovaling
  10. ovalisation
  11. ovalisations

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