Piegate

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proper noun

The 2017 controversy over English footballer Wayne Shaw eating a pasty during a match, knowing that a betting company was offering 8–1 odds against him eating a pie on television.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalball gamesThe 2017 controversy over English footballer Wayne Shaw eating a pasty during a match, knowing that a betting company was offering 8–1 odds against him eating a pie on television.

Origin

pie + -gate

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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