Horsegate

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proper noun

A scandal in 2013 in which it emerged that several large British supermarket chains were selling equine meat in products claimed to be one hundred percent beef.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalA scandal in 2013 in which it emerged that several large British supermarket chains were selling equine meat in products claimed to be one hundred percent beef.

Origin

From horse + -gate.

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APA

Horsegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horsegate

MLA

“Horsegate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horsegate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Horsegate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horsegate.

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