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1) A new word, entered here, meaning the opposite of "negate". A positive counter to "negate's" negative. To gate is to affirm, verify, support, confirm, validate, agree.

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2) A hinged barrier used to close an aperture in a wall, fence, or hedge.
3) A suffix denoting any kind of scandal, real or imagined - "Pizzagate" - following the 1972 Nixonian Watergate imbroglio, itself named for a Washington Hotel.
She entered the courtroom, confident that the DNA evidence, supported by eyewitness testimony, would gate her client's claim of innocence.
gate by Monkey's Dad March 28, 2021
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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..."
-gate by Nicholas D April 22, 2011
-Gate is a suffix usually used in scandals.(e.g; Ballgate,Elsagate,Familyguygate)
"Mate,have you heard about ballgate?"
"Oh yeah they showed firestar's stuff,but what does -gate mean?"
"Oh it's like a scandal basically."
-Gate by Noodle._. February 3, 2023
When referring to an issue that has has sturred up controversy and conflict, you call it '(X)gate' to both distance yourself from it, and to imply that you think the issue has been blown out of proportion.

For example a neighbour-feud over whose lawn should host the common garbage-can. In that case, the wife/wives could refer to the feud as 'garbage-gate'.
Eversince 'Garbage-gate' the two of them have been avoiding each other at all costs.

We were suppose to do a story on this issue, but then Stephanie-gate came along and everyone just turned their attention to that because it was easier to pick sides I guess.
-gate by how-young-people-talk March 25, 2020