English Explanatory Dictionary

Strippergate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A 2003 government scandal and criminal conspiracy in Seattle, masterminded by Frank Colacurcio, Sr., a strip-club magnate, and his son.
  2. Operation G-Sting, an FBI investigation during the 2000s into bribes and unreported campaign contributions in Nevada and California.
  3. The 2015 University of Louisville basketball sex scandal, in which a team staffer was found to have paid large amounts for adult entertainment for players and recruits.

Word forms

Strippergate

Etymology

From stripper + -gate.

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