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Weinergate

Weinergate proper noun: a sexting scandal of 2011, involving US politician Anthony Weiner.

Proper noun

Weinergate

  1. (US, slang) A sexting scandal of 2011, involving US politician Anthony Weiner.
    • The now familiar story not only didn't go away, mainly because it was true, but it also morphed into what came to be called Weinergate, cashing in on the congressman's most unfortunate surname.2015, Mark Y. Herring, Social Media and the Good Life: Do They Connect?, page 30

Origin of Weinergate

From Weiner + -gate.

Questions about Weinergate

What does Weinergate mean?
Weinergate means a sexting scandal of 2011, involving US politician Anthony Weiner.
What part of speech is Weinergate?
Weinergate is a proper noun.

Words near Weinergate in the dictionary

  1. weinebeneite
  2. Weinel
  3. weiner
  4. weiner dog
  5. weiner dogs
  6. Weinergate
  7. weiners
  8. Weinersmith
  9. Weinert
  10. Weinerts
  11. Weinfelden

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