Homeworkgate

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A controversy involving the Australian cricket team's tour of India in 2013, during which players were suspended from play following breaches of discipline. informal

Etymology

From homework + -gate, in reference to an assignment given to the players by their head coach, asking them to write down ways of improving their team performance.

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