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-gate

A suffix added onto a word to denote a scandal involving the base word. The suffix originated from the Watergate Complex in Washington, DC where the scandal leading to the resignation of President Nixon took place. Watergate, strangely enough, was not a scandal involving water.

Examples include Strippergate (one of several scandals involving politicians and strippers), Nipplegate (the wardrobe malfunction at Super Bowl XXXVIII), and Maidgate (Meg Whitman's illegal immigrant maid).
Bill Gates: "Sup dogg."
Steve Jobs: "Not much playa, just tryin' to keep it gangsta."
Bill Gates: "I think I'm going to put up a new gate at my house."
Steve Jobs: "Oooh scandalous!"
Bill Gates: "No, not really, it's just a gate, like a door in a fence."
Steve Jobs: "What kind of -gate? Are you going to hire illegal immigrants to build it? Are you going to paint 'Google is Microsoft's bitch' on it?"
Bill Gates: "No, no, just a regular old gate. Not a -gate as in a scandal."
Steve Jobs: "I can see it now: Gatesgategate! Just make sure you chiggity-check yo self before you wriggity-wreck yo self, sport."
Bill Gates: "Riiight..."
by Nicholas D April 22, 2011
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gaten

Gaten is the coolest dude ever! He is not like anyone else. He can be the most funny person on the internet and in real life. He has the sweetest smile and the perfect voice to go with it. Everyone loves him but he doesn't get the reconization he deserves.
-Omg do you know Gaten Matterazzo from stranger things???

-Omg yes
-but did you know he didn't have awning on urban dictionary until I made one....
-why though
by Haillie jean💫🖤 July 21, 2018
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At The Gates

A Swedish melodic death metal band that was greatly influential to all melodic death metal bands that followed after them. Even the newer breed of trendy metalcore bands rip off At The Gates riffs that they heard on Slaughter Of The Soul. Recommended for fans of awesome music.
At The Gates Fan: I FEEL MY SOUL IS COLD
by watts911 August 26, 2008
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Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss

A trio of words that start with G, words that show.
Gaslight: Manipulation
Gatekeep: Holding someone back
Girlboss: Feminine idol
Twitter person ig: Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss is the ultamite trio.
by enderjester May 30, 2021
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Baldur's Gate

Baldur's Gate is a series of Role-Playing video games and the name of the first release in the series. The first game was released in 1998, and changed the RPG genre forever. Seriously, before that people thought that Diablo was an RPG. Then they realized it was just an addictive hack 'n' slash click-fest. Baldur's Gate provided not only challenging and tactically interesting combat, but also an intriguing storyline that actually places your character in the plot, which is affected by your actions and decisions. Prior to Baldur's Gate, most RPG's introduced your character like the Stranger from High Plains Drifter.

Tales of the Sword Coast was released as the expansion.

Nobody thought it could be better until Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn came out in 2000. Gameplay was even better, story just kept getting better, and the best part was everybody knew an expansion was coming.

Finally The expansion to SoA came out entitled Throne of Bhaal. It is the final installment of the series. Beating the game gives you a combination of incredible accomplishment and also terrible depression from the realization that never again will you experience an RPG like it. Now we must all make do playing it over again and fantasizing about it while playing Dragon Age.
Blizzard has yet to release Diablo 3 ten years after Diablo 2 because they want to be absolutely sure that there won't be another Baldur's Gate installment that will blow them out of the water again.

Baldur's Gate is the perfection that all other RPG's are measured against. And they all fall short. Dragon Age came close, but only close.
by IndependentForever July 14, 2011
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Twenty GayTeen

The year people wish to be accepted for who they are. Whether it’s by their sexuality, gender etc.

Twenty GayTeen refers to 2018
“I’m so ready for next year!”
“Same, Twenty GayTeen will be a legendary year.”
by Aeskm May 11, 2018
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Melinda Gates

A very, very lucky woman!
Why is everyone so envious over Bill? Melinda Gates is just as rich as he is!
by Sebastian A. November 25, 2006
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