Mammygate

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proper noun

A 2008 controversy around the allegation that Gloria Squitiro, wife of Kansas City mayor Mark Funkhouser, called a black secretary "mammy".

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalA 2008 controversy around the allegation that Gloria Squitiro, wife of Kansas City mayor Mark Funkhouser, called a black secretary "mammy".

Origin

From mammy + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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