name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A 2004 controversy around the alleged throwing of food (variously reported as pizza, soup, or coffee) at Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson by an unknown Arsenal player after a match between those two teams. UK, slang
2. 2
   A 2016 conspiracy theory claiming that John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, was involved in human trafficking, and alleging the existence of a secret child sex ring associated with the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washington, D.C. slang

Etymology

From pizza + -gate.

Related phrases

conspiracy theoryhuman trafficking

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