Hairgate

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic.
• A 2014 controversy around allegations that the iPhone 6 could trap the hair of a user holding it to their ear while making a call.
• A 2006 controversy around allegations of ball tampering in the Test match between England and Pakistan.

Origin

• hair + -gate
• Hair + -gate, after umpire Darrell Hair, who made the ruling.