Fajitagate

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proper noun

A legal and political controversy in San Francisco that began in 2002 when a demand by off-duty police officers for a citizen's fajitas led to a street fight.

OriginEnglish Watergatebf. ← French hôte ← Middle French hostel →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A legal and political controversy in San Francisco that began in 2002 when a demand by off-duty police officers for a citizen's fajitas led to a street fight.

Origin

  1. Latinfascia
  2. Aragonesefaixa
  3. Spanishfaja
  4. Spanishfajita
  5. Englishfajita
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  8. Proto-Germanic*watōr
  9. Proto-West Germanic*watar
  10. Old Englishwæter
  11. Middle Englishwater
  12. Englishwater
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gʰe(n)d-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʰed-eti
  15. Proto-Germanic*getaną
  16. Proto-Germanic*gatą
  17. Proto-West Germanic*gat
  18. Old Englishġeat
  19. Middle Englishgate
  20. Englishgate
  21. Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstis
  22. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  23. Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstipotis
  24. Proto-Italic*hostipotis
  25. Latinhospes
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  28. Latinhospitālis
  29. Old Frenchostel
  30. Middle Frenchhostel
  31. Frenchhôte
  32. Englishhotel
  33. EnglishWatergate Hotel
  34. EnglishWatergatebf.
  35. EnglishFajitagate

From fajita + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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