English Explanatory Dictionary

Slapgate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Alternative letter-case form of slapgate (“Any of various controversies involving slapping.”).
  2. The controversy around the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, when actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock during Rock's presentation for Best Documentary Feature, in response to Rock making an insulting joke about Smith's wife.
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  1. Any of various controversies involving a well-known person slapping another person or thing.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of slapgate (“Any of various controversies involving slapping.”).

Word forms

Slapgate slapgates

Etymology

From slap + -gate.

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