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Spingate

Spingate proper noun: a 2013 controversy around the manipulation of the finish of the Federated Auto Parts 400 stock car race, during which one driver went into a deliberate spin.

Proper noun

Spingate

  1. (US, slang) A 2013 controversy around the manipulation of the finish of the Federated Auto Parts 400 stock car race, during which one driver went into a deliberate spin.

Origin of Spingate

From spin + -gate.

Questions about Spingate

What does Spingate mean?
Spingate means a 2013 controversy around the manipulation of the finish of the Federated Auto Parts 400 stock car race, during which one driver went into a deliberate spin.
What part of speech is Spingate?
Spingate is a proper noun.

Words near Spingate in the dictionary

  1. spinfoams
  2. spinful
  3. sping
  4. Spingarn
  5. Spingarns
  6. Spingate
  7. Spingo
  8. spingoid
  9. spings
  10. spinicaudatan
  11. spinicaudatans

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