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Webcamgate

Webcamgate proper noun: the controversy around the covert surveillance of pupils by two high schools in Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, by means of webcams in school-issued laptops between 2009 and 2010.

Proper noun

Webcamgate

  1. (informal) The controversy around the covert surveillance of pupils by two high schools in Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, by means of webcams in school-issued laptops between 2009 and 2010.

Origin of Webcamgate

From webcam + -gate.

Questions about Webcamgate

What does Webcamgate mean?
Webcamgate means the controversy around the covert surveillance of pupils by two high schools in Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, by means of webcams in school-issued laptops between 2009 and 2010.
What part of speech is Webcamgate?
Webcamgate is a proper noun.

Words near Webcamgate in the dictionary

  1. webby
  2. Webbys
  3. webcam
  4. webcamera
  5. webcameras
  6. Webcamgate
  7. webcammed
  8. webcammer
  9. webcammers
  10. webcamming
  11. webcams

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