Sharongate

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proper noun

A mid-1990s storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in which Sharon Mitchell confessed on tape that she had sex with her husband's brother Phil, leading to a violent confrontation.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalA mid-1990s storyline in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in which Sharon Mitchell confessed on tape that she had sex with her husband's brother Phil, leading to a violent confrontation.

Origin

From Sharon + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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