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English

Slapgate

From slap + -gate.

Formed from slap + -gate

Middle English slappen

English slap

Today it means

name The controversy around the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, when actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock during Rock's presentation for Best Documentary Feature, in response to Rock making an insulting joke about Smith's wife.

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