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Tripgate

Tripgate proper noun: a 2010 controversy involving an NFL game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, in which the Jets' coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll as he ran down the Jets sideline.

Proper noun

Tripgate

  1. (US, informal) A 2010 controversy involving an NFL game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, in which the Jets' coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll as he ran down the Jets sideline.

Origin of Tripgate

From trip + -gate.

Questions about Tripgate

What does Tripgate mean?
Tripgate means a 2010 controversy involving an NFL game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, in which the Jets' coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll as he ran down the Jets sideline.
What part of speech is Tripgate?
Tripgate is a proper noun.

Words near Tripgate in the dictionary

  1. tripey
  2. tripfag
  3. tripfags
  4. tripflare
  5. tripflares
  6. Tripgate
  7. triphalangeal
  8. triphallic
  9. triphammer
  10. triphammers
  11. triphane

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