Nipplegate

//ˈnɪpəlˌɡeɪt// name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime-show controversy of 2004, in which Justin Timberlake briefly exposed Janet Jackson’s breast on live television. colloquial

Etymology

From nipple + -gate.

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