"Bottlegate" meaning in English

See Bottlegate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From bottle + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bottle|gate}} bottle + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bottlegate
  1. (informal) An incident in a 2001 American football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars, where a controversial call by an official led to fans throwing bottles and other debris onto the field. Wikipedia link: Bottlegate Tags: informal
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