Hackgate

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proper noun

The News International phone hacking scandal.

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKslangThe News International phone hacking scandal.

Origin

From hack + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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