Crackgate
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A 2013 scandal involving reports of then-mayor of Toronto Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.
"A mayor who insists he is not a crack addict — and there's no indication of habitual use, nor much likelihood that drug traces could be obtained from hair samples, given the buzz cut that Ford suddenly adopted a few weeks ago, after Crackgate exploded in the media."
Example
More examples"A mayor who insists he is not a crack addict — and there's no indication of habitual use, nor much likelihood that drug traces could be obtained from hair samples, given the buzz cut that Ford suddenly adopted a few weeks ago, after Crackgate exploded in the media."
Etymology
From crack (cocaine) + -gate.
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