"Smeargate" meaning in English

See Smeargate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: smear + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smear|gate}} smear + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Smeargate
  1. (UK) A political scandal of 2009 in which Derek Draper and Damian McBride plotted to post false rumours on the Internet about the private lives of prominent members of the Conservative Party and their spouses. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-Smeargate-en-name-NZgSRghy Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate

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