name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic. informal
2. 2
   A 2006 controversy around allegations of ball tampering in the Test match between England and Pakistan. informal
3. 3
   A 2014 controversy around allegations that the iPhone 6 could trap the hair of a user holding it to their ear while making a call. informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hair + -gate.

Etymology 2

From Hair + -gate, after umpire Darrell Hair, who made the ruling.

Related phrases

air traffictest match

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