"Tattoogate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From tattoo + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tattoo|gate}} tattoo + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tattoogate
  1. (US) A 2011 controversy when Jim Tressel, the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, resigned amid allegations that he lied in order to cover up activities, including tattoos, undertaken in violation of NCAA rules by players he was coaching. Tags: US
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