Hairgate

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proper noun

A 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic.

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Meanings

Hairgate1

proper noun
  1. informalA 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic.
  2. informalA 2014 controversy around allegations that the iPhone 6 could trap the hair of a user holding it to their ear while making a call.

Hairgate2

proper noun
  1. informalball gamesA 2006 controversy around allegations of ball tampering in the Test match between England and Pakistan.

Origin

Hairgate · proper noun

From hair + -gate.

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Hairgate · proper noun

From Hair + -gate, after umpire Darrell Hair, who made the ruling.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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