Irangate
/ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt/, /ɪˈrænɡeɪt/
/ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt/, /ɪˈrænɡeɪt/
- another name, used especially by the media, for the Iran-Contra affair. The word was invented to be similar to Watergate.
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Irangate