"Shirtgate" meaning in English

See Shirtgate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From shirt + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shirt|gate}} shirt + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shirtgate
  1. (informal) A 2014 controversy in which a shirt worn by scientist Matt Taylor at an informal interview associated with the European Space Agency landing of a probe on a comet was branded sexist by some viewers on social media. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sexism
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