Choppergate

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proper noun

A 2011 controversy around the broadcast by Nine News of fake footage of a helicopter supposedly flying near Beerwah, Queensland, where the remains of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe had been found earlier that month.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. AustraliainformalA 2011 controversy around the broadcast by Nine News of fake footage of a helicopter supposedly flying near Beerwah, Queensland, where the remains of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe had been found earlier that month.
  2. AustraliainformalAn Australian political scandal of 2014 involving Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Bronwyn Bishop flying from Melbourne to a party fundraiser in Geelong, at a cost of AUD$5227.
  3. IndiainformalA 2013 controversy around alleged bribery and corruption in the purchase of a fleet of helicopters for Indian state officials.

Origin

From chopper + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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