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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
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-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
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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
When a guy masturbates to himself in the mirror.
He thinks so much of himself he performs unomen.
Unomen by David Manu June 11, 2021

apioform 

Derived from the Latin "apis" (bee) and "forma" (figure), "apioform" can be used as an insult, compliment, random placeholder, or for any purpose whatsoever. Mostly used in the context of esoteric programming languages, somehow. The word can be expanded by inserting or prepending prefixes such as "cryo", "pyro", "chrono", "contra" or "meta" to convey additional meaning, e.g. "cryoapiocontraform". An older form was "apiohazard", for hazardous apioforms, but this has fallen out of use.

Despite some isolated claims to the contrary, apioforms are not considered a memetic hazard.
You are like 3 (three) apioforms.
What even is an apioform?
Alright, apioforms.
Ideatic chronoapioforms in meta-ubqvian space.
That idea is isomorphic to 34 apioforms!
games and other programs that are apioformic to run on linux or openbsd.
It graphs apioform concentration (including retroactively) over time.
anyway "lyric make macron" would make a fine sequel to beware apioforms and "fixing ewo" yes
apioforms are form-suffixed apios
anyway i need to rotate in the xz plane so bees and apioforms are plentiful.
apioform you're not listening to me.
apioform by gollark November 27, 2020

national-traditionalism 

Nacional-Traditionalism, abbreviated as NazTrad, is economically protectionist, anti-capitalist, anti-globalization, anti-liberal, culturally organic, and traditional ideology.
It believes in a return to a traditional society, in sustainable, decentralized, small organic local communities, opposed to globalization and its effects: progressivism, liberalism, gay rights, technology myth, monoculturalism, consumerism, Marxism, feminism, mass media, representative mass democracy, currency de-dollarization, fascism, totalitarianism, internationalist ideals. It's anti-system, anti-war financing, global financial system, tax hike, beyond the right-left spectrum, anti-French Revolution, skeptical of technological progress, aristocratic, staunch anti-Republican.
"Do not confuse National-Traditionalism with modern nationalism : chauvinist, romantic and idealistic."

national-traditionalism 

National-Traditionalism is a thought concerning an organic society without the evils of modernity: liberalism, modernism, socialism, communism, capitalism, fascism, progressivism, totalitarianism, statism, globalization, international monetary system, consumerism, materialism, cosmopolitanism, populism, feminism, mass democracy, representative democracy, gay rights, mass media, internationalism, immigration. It is anti-system, skeptical of science, economics (despite having a protectionist bias), against the right-left spectrum (evils of the French Revolution), aristocratic, anti-technology, culturally organic, opponent of organized religions, decentralist (a return to local small communities), staunch antirepublican.
"Do not confuse National-Traditionalism with modern nationalism : chauvinist, romantic and idealistic."
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
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age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
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