Define Gate Meaning

Gate
Used as a suffix to highlight the nature of certain controversial news and current affair stories. Based on the infamous Watergate scandal.

MasterChef embroiled in SatayGate scandal (headline from the Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2010)
By Brook
Gate
A suffix used to denote a political scandal. Its use originated with the Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration.

Filegate and Chinagate are examples of Clinton era scandals.
By Gussie
Gate
the beginnin

yo I told you that shit from the gate
man I knew that nigga was a bitch from the gate
By Kaitlin
Gate
this term is used by convicts from california, refering to it as the last gate you walk through to freedom.

"hey dog when you getting out the gate?"
By Liuka
Gate
A term often used on IRC to refer to a proxy server IP address.

I'm a load all my flood bots and flood this channel!

*Bots Join Channel*

Thanks for the gates!
By Danyelle
Gate

That haircut is gate man...
By Mufinella
Gate
started out as "chalking 1 up". this is when someone states something funny. "chalking 1 up" is a tally and when someone receives 5, it becomes a gate.....now people award gates instead of singular "chalks on the board".

By Clemence
Gate
A colloquialism for Forest Gate. At town in East London.

"I'll meet you at 9pm in Gate by the station"
By Becca
Gate
When a straight woman or man brings a gay or lesbian "date" with them to an event (as a plus one) or out on a fri or sat night.

"So, that guy Chuck you were having dinner with the other night was pretty cute - you guys an item?"

"No, no. He's gay, that was just a gate."
By Viviyan
Gate
Sometimes referred to as a cop or some kind of criminal justice.

Yo, you a gate?
Theres mad gates out son.
By Carlee