Rose Mary Stretch

proper noun

In the context of the Watergate scandal: the implausible physical position that Richard Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods would have had to adopt in order to bring about the ostensibly accidental erasure of various portions of recorded tape.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Rose Mary Stretch
  1. UShistoricalhumorousgovernmentIn the context of the Watergate scandal: the implausible physical position that Richard Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods would have had to adopt in order to bring about the ostensibly accidental erasure of various portions of recorded tape.
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APA

Rose Mary Stretch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rose%20Mary%20Stretch

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“Rose Mary Stretch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rose%20Mary%20Stretch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rose Mary Stretch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rose%20Mary%20Stretch.

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