"Ponytailgate" meaning in All languages combined

See Ponytailgate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: ponytail + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ponytail|gate}} ponytail + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ponytailgate
  1. (informal) A 2015 controversy around the alleged pulling of the hair of a young waitress by New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Ponytailgate-en-name-pF0xFQdL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate

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