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Twirlgate

Twirlgate proper noun: a 2015 controversy in which a male television presenter asked tennis player Eugenie Bouchard to give a twirl, perceived as sexist by some viewers.

Proper noun

Twirlgate

  1. (informal) A 2015 controversy in which a male television presenter asked tennis player Eugenie Bouchard to give a twirl, perceived as sexist by some viewers.

Origin of Twirlgate

From twirl + -gate.

Questions about Twirlgate

What does Twirlgate mean?
Twirlgate means a 2015 controversy in which a male television presenter asked tennis player Eugenie Bouchard to give a twirl, perceived as sexist by some viewers.
What part of speech is Twirlgate?
Twirlgate is a proper noun.

Words near Twirlgate in the dictionary

  1. twirled one's thumbs
  2. twirler
  3. twirler moth
  4. twirler moths
  5. twirlers
  6. Twirlgate
  7. twirlier
  8. twirlies
  9. twirliest
  10. twirligig
  11. twirligigs

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