"Quailgate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: quail + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quail|gate}} quail + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Quailgate
  1. (US, informal) The 2006 controversy over the accidental shooting of Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Texas attorney, by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas. Wikipedia link: Dick Cheney hunting incident Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-Quailgate-en-name-57x0VRxl Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate

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