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Porngate

Porngate proper noun: the Karnataka video clip controversy of 2012, in which two ministers of the state cabinet of India resigned over claims that they watched pornography on a mobile device while the legislature was in session.

Proper noun

Porngate

  1. (informal) The Karnataka video clip controversy of 2012, in which two ministers of the state cabinet of India resigned over claims that they watched pornography on a mobile device while the legislature was in session.

Origin of Porngate

From porn + -gate.

Questions about Porngate

What does Porngate mean?
Porngate means the Karnataka video clip controversy of 2012, in which two ministers of the state cabinet of India resigned over claims that they watched pornography on a mobile device while the legislature was in session.
What part of speech is Porngate?
Porngate is a proper noun.

Words near Porngate in the dictionary

  1. pornbot
  2. pornbots
  3. pornerastic
  4. pornfest
  5. pornfests
  6. Porngate
  7. porngrind
  8. pornhua
  9. pornhuas
  10. PornHub
  11. Pornhuber

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