Ponytailgate

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A 2015 controversy around the alleged pulling of the hair of a young waitress by New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key. informal

    "Teflon John's approval rating in the wake of what came to be known as 'Ponytailgate' actually increased."

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"Teflon John's approval rating in the wake of what came to be known as 'Ponytailgate' actually increased."

Etymology

From ponytail + -gate.

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