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Tunagate

Tunagate proper noun: a 1985 Canadian political scandal involving large quantities of tuna that were declared unfit for human consumption but later sold to the public.

Proper noun

Tunagate

  1. (informal) A 1985 Canadian political scandal involving large quantities of tuna that were declared unfit for human consumption but later sold to the public.

Origin of Tunagate

From tuna + -gate.

Questions about Tunagate

What does Tunagate mean?
Tunagate means a 1985 Canadian political scandal involving large quantities of tuna that were declared unfit for human consumption but later sold to the public.
What part of speech is Tunagate?
Tunagate is a proper noun.

Words near Tunagate in the dictionary

  1. tunaburger
  2. tunaburgers
  3. tunacado
  4. tunafish
  5. tunafishes
  6. Tunagate
  7. tunage
  8. tunagetti
  9. tunaghetti
  10. tunalike
  11. Tunalock

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