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Ponygate

Ponygate proper noun: the Southern Methodist University football scandal, involving illicit cash payments to potential recruits.

Proper noun

Ponygate

  1. (slang) The Southern Methodist University football scandal, involving illicit cash payments to potential recruits.

Origin of Ponygate

From pony + -gate.

Questions about Ponygate

What does Ponygate mean?
Ponygate means the Southern Methodist University football scandal, involving illicit cash payments to potential recruits.
What part of speech is Ponygate?
Ponygate is a proper noun.

Words near Ponygate in the dictionary

  1. ponyboy
  2. ponyboys
  3. ponyfish
  4. ponyfishes
  5. ponyfoot
  6. Ponygate
  7. ponygirl
  8. ponygirls
  9. ponyhawk
  10. ponyhawks
  11. ponying

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