Clockgate

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proper noun

The controversy around the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game of November 3, 2001, in which the ball was spiked with one second remaining visible on the clock.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USinformalAmerican footballThe controversy around the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game of November 3, 2001, in which the ball was spiked with one second remaining visible on the clock.

Origin

From clock + -gate.

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Cite this entry
APA

Clockgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clockgate

MLA

“Clockgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clockgate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clockgate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clockgate.

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