Tattoogate

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proper noun

A 2011 controversy when Jim Tressel, the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, resigned amid allegations that he lied in order to cover up activities, including tattoos, undertaken in violation of NCAA rules by players he was coaching.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USA 2011 controversy when Jim Tressel, the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, resigned amid allegations that he lied in order to cover up activities, including tattoos, undertaken in violation of NCAA rules by players he was coaching.

Origin

From tattoo + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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