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Flakegate

The English word “Flakegate” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. A controversy of 2000 involving the wedding of TV presenter Anthea Turner to Grant Bovey, where the two were photographed eating Snowflake chocolate bars and the pictures were subsequently used to promote the product, damaging Turner's credibility.

Etymology

From flake + -gate.

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