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tampongate1
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Tampongate.
Tampongate2
proper noun
alternative tampongate
- Synonym of Camillagate (“1990s scandal”).
The Crown actor Dominic West has described the infamous “tampongate” phone call between the then Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles as “two middle-aged lovers being sweet to each other”.
2022 November 1, Zaina Alibhai, “‘Tampongate’ was just ‘two middle-aged lovers being sweet’, says The Crown star”, in The GuardianSynonyms: Camillagate
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Camillagate (“1990s scandal”).
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APA
tampongate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tampongate
MLA
“tampongate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tampongate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tampongate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tampongate.
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