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Sexgate

Sexgate proper noun: any sex-related public scandal, especially the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Proper noun

Sexgate

  1. (US) Any sex-related public scandal, especially the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Origin of Sexgate

From sex + -gate.

Questions about Sexgate

What does Sexgate mean?
Sexgate means any sex-related public scandal, especially the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
What part of speech is Sexgate?
Sexgate is a proper noun.

Words near Sexgate in the dictionary

  1. sexfoil
  2. sexfoiled
  3. sexfoils
  4. sexfought
  5. sexful
  6. Sexgate
  7. sexhaustion
  8. sexhibition
  9. sexhibitionism
  10. sexhibitionist
  11. sexhibitionists

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