"Shawinigate" meaning in English

See Shawinigate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Shawinigan + -gate Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Shawinigan|-gate}} Blend of Shawinigan + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shawinigate
  1. (informal) A 1999 Canadian scandal involving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's profiting from real estate deals in his home riding of Shawinigan, Quebec. Tags: informal

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