gate rape
gate rape · gate rapes
Aggressive security screening prior to aircraft boardingAggressive security screening prior to aircraft boarding.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, derogatory, informal, uncountable)Aggressive security screening prior to aircraft boarding.
Origin
From gate (“passageway in an airport for embarking passengers”) + rape, formed to rhyme wiFrom gate (“passageway in an airport for embarking passengers”) + rape, formed to rhyme with date rape.
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Forms
plural: gate rapes| Singular | gate rape |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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