"Epsteingate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Epstein + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Epstein|gate}} Epstein + -gate Head templates: {{en-prop}} Epsteingate
  1. The controversy in 2025 regarding the second Trump administration's refusal to release the Epstein files and reputed client list.
    Sense id: en-Epsteingate-en-name-Gz17UWjP
  2. (by extension) The controversy regarding all of Jeffrey Epstein's personal and professional relations. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Epsteingate-en-name-FIf8FFjQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gate: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Trumpstein files
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