Tampongate en · PROPN
Etymology
From tampon + -gate.
Meanings
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Synonym of Camillagate (“1990s scandal”).
The Crown actor Dominic West has described the infamous “tampongate” phone call between the then Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles as “two middle-aged lovers being sweet to each other”.
2022 November 1, Zaina Alibhai, “‘Tampongate’ was just ‘two middle-aged lovers being sweet’, says The Crown star”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tampongate | alternative | lexicographic |