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Skategate

Skategate proper noun: the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal.

Proper noun

Skategate

  1. (informal) The 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal.

Origin of Skategate

From skate + -gate.

Questions about Skategate

What does Skategate mean?
Skategate means the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal.
What part of speech is Skategate?
Skategate is a proper noun.

Words near Skategate in the dictionary

  1. skated on
  2. skated on thin ice
  3. skated one's lane
  4. skated over
  5. skatefish
  6. Skategate
  7. skateless
  8. skatelike
  9. skatemill
  10. skatemills
  11. skatemobile

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