Pantigate

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proper noun

A 2014 controversy around defamatory remarks made by Irish drag queen Rory O'Neill (stage name Panti Bliss), accusing newspaper journalists and the Iona Institute of homophobia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalA 2014 controversy around defamatory remarks made by Irish drag queen Rory O'Neill (stage name Panti Bliss), accusing newspaper journalists and the Iona Institute of homophobia.

Origin

Panti + -gate

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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