Sharpiegate.
A 2002 controversy where Terry Owens signed a football with a Sharpie hidden in his sock.
Meaning & usage
A 2002 controversy where Terry Owens signed a football with a Sharpie hidden in his sock.
A 2019 controversy around US president Donald Trump presenting a modified weather map indicating that Alabama would be hit by Hurricane Dorian, in opposition to official forecasts.
A conspiracy theory claiming that ballots marked with Sharpie pens were unfairly disqualified in the 2020 US presidential election.
Where this word comes from
From Sharpie + -gate, after the brand of pen.
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