"Mammygate" meaning in All languages combined

See Mammygate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: mammy + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mammy|gate}} mammy + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mammygate
  1. (informal) A 2008 controversy around the allegation that Gloria Squitiro, wife of Kansas City mayor Mark Funkhouser, called a black secretary "mammy". Tags: informal Categories (topical): Racism

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