gate rape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Aggressive security screening prior to aircraft boarding.
verb
  1. To screen (someone) aggressively prior to allowing them to board an aircraft.

Word forms

gate rape gate rapes gate raping gate raped

Etymology

From gate (“passageway in an airport for embarking passengers”) + rape, formed to rhyme with date rape.

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