Smeargate

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proper noun

A political scandal of 2009 in which Derek Draper and Damian McBride plotted to post false rumours on the Internet about the private lives of prominent members of the Conservative Party and their spouses.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKA political scandal of 2009 in which Derek Draper and Damian McBride plotted to post false rumours on the Internet about the private lives of prominent members of the Conservative Party and their spouses.

Origin

From smear + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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