"Tattoogate" meaning in All languages combined

See Tattoogate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: tattoo + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tattoo|gate}} tattoo + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tattoogate
  1. (US) A 2011 controversy when Jim Tressel, the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, resigned amid allegations that he lied in order to cover up activities, including tattoos, undertaken in violation of NCAA rules by players he was coaching. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Tattoogate-en-name-MW7hplSW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate

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