Bottlegate

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proper noun

An incident in a 2001 American football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars, where a controversial call by an official led to fans throwing bottles and other debris onto the field.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalAn incident in a 2001 American football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars, where a controversial call by an official led to fans throwing bottles and other debris onto the field.

Origin

From bottle + -gate.

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Cite this entry
APA

Bottlegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bottlegate

MLA

“Bottlegate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bottlegate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bottlegate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bottlegate.

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