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Definition of -gate
-gate
- suffix applied to a word to name a scandal. For example, Sarah Palin, Eliot Spitzer, and Bill Clinton each had a "Troopergate". From the Watergate scandal.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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| Definitions include: a prison; the prison gates; or release from prison (usually used as, "the gate") | |
| Definitions include: a more thorough inspection of some passengers flying in the United States, prior to entering the gate area. | |
| Definitions include: a person's home. | |
| Definitions include: to end a relationship with someone suddenly. | |
| Definitions include: a time period that is close to a prisoner's release date. | |
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