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Smeargate

Smeargate proper noun: a political scandal of 2009 in which Derek Draper and Damian McBride plotted to post false rumours on the Internet about the private lives of prominent members of the Conservative Party and their spouses.

Proper noun

Smeargate

  1. (UK) A political scandal of 2009 in which Derek Draper and Damian McBride plotted to post false rumours on the Internet about the private lives of prominent members of the Conservative Party and their spouses.

Origin of Smeargate

From smear + -gate.

Questions about Smeargate

What does Smeargate mean?
Smeargate means a political scandal of 2009 in which Derek Draper and Damian McBride plotted to post false rumours on the Internet about the private lives of prominent members of the Conservative Party and their spouses.
What part of speech is Smeargate?
Smeargate is a proper noun.

Words near Smeargate in the dictionary

  1. smeared
  2. smearer
  3. smearers
  4. smearest
  5. smeareth
  6. Smeargate
  7. smearier
  8. smeariest
  9. smearily
  10. smeariness
  11. smearing

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