Piegate

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Piegate

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pie + -gate

proper noun

informal The 2017 controversy over English footballer Wayne Shaw eating a pasty during a match, knowing that a betting company was offering 8–1 odds against him eating a pie on television.

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"Piegate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piegate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Piegate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piegate

Chicago

"Piegate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piegate.

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@misc{piegate_2026,
  title = {Piegate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piegate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}