"Sodagate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: soda + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soda|gate}} soda + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sodagate
  1. (informal, US, sports) A 2013 controversy around an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, in which a player deliberately spilled a cup of soda to delay the game. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Sports

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