Word: Tripgate
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: tri
pgate
Definition: Proper noun~ A 2010 controversy involving an NFL game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins in which the Jets' coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll as he ran down the Jets sideline.
Morphemes:
Affix: trip
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A faux pas, a social error.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: triper
Language: fro
Decoded: triper
Meaning: to hop or dance around, strike with the feet
Affix: -gate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.