"Billygate" meaning in All languages combined

See Billygate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Billy + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Billy|gate}} Billy + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Billygate
  1. (informal) A 1980 controversy around the issue of President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally representing the Libyan government as a foreign agent. Tags: informal
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