Meanings
proper noun
- informalA 1999 Canadian scandal involving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's profiting from real estate deals in his home riding of Shawinigan, Quebec.
Origin
Blend of Shawinigan + -gate.
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APA
Shawinigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawinigate
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“Shawinigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawinigate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shawinigate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawinigate.
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