Hairgate
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Hairgate
- (informal) A 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic.
- (informal) 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.
Etymology 2 edit
Hair + -gate, after umpire Darrell Hair, who made the ruling.
Proper noun edit
Hairgate
- (informal, cricket) A 2006 controversy around allegations of ball tampering in the Test match between England and Pakistan.