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Pizzagate

Pizzagate proper noun: a 2004 controversy around the alleged throwing of food (variously reported as pizza, soup, or coffee) at Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson by an unknown Arsenal player after a match between those two teams.

Proper noun

Pizzagate

  1. (UK, slang) A 2004 controversy around the alleged throwing of food (variously reported as pizza, soup, or coffee) at Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson by an unknown Arsenal player after a match between those two teams.
  2. (slang) A 2016 conspiracy theory claiming that John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, was involved in human trafficking, and alleging the existence of a secret child sex ring associated with the Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C.

Origin of Pizzagate

From pizza + -gate.

Words formed from Pizzagate

Questions about Pizzagate

What does Pizzagate mean?
Pizzagate means a 2004 controversy around the alleged throwing of food (variously reported as pizza, soup, or coffee) at Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson by an unknown Arsenal player after a match between those two teams.
What part of speech is Pizzagate?
Pizzagate is a proper noun.

Words near Pizzagate in the dictionary

  1. pizzaburger
  2. pizzaburgers
  3. pizzachos
  4. pizzadilla
  5. pizzadillas
  6. Pizzagate
  7. Pizzagater
  8. Pizzagaters
  9. pizzaghetti
  10. pizzahead
  11. pizzaheads

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