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Zippergate

Zippergate proper noun: the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Proper noun

Zippergate

  1. (US) The Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Synonyms of Zippergate

Origin of Zippergate

From zipper + -gate, referring to the fastening on a man's trousers.

Questions about Zippergate

What does Zippergate mean?
Zippergate means the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
What part of speech is Zippergate?
Zippergate is a proper noun.

Words near Zippergate in the dictionary

  1. zippered
  2. zippered down
  3. zippered up
  4. Zipperer
  5. Zipperers
  6. Zippergate
  7. zipperhead
  8. zipperheads
  9. zippering
  10. zippering down
  11. zippering up

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