"Bigotgate" meaning in English

See Bigotgate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: bigot + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bigot|gate}} bigot + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bigotgate
  1. (informal, UK politics) A 2010 controversy that arose when British prime minister Gordon Brown was accidentally recorded calling a party supporter a bigot. Wikipedia link: Bigotgate Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-Bigotgate-en-name-h3pJKOhI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate Topics: government, politics

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