"Ponytailgate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From 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
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