Chappaquiddick
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishChappaquiddickChap‧pa‧quid‧dick /ˌtʃæpəˈkwɪdɪk/ an island off the coast of the US state of Massachusetts. In 1969, Ted Kennedy was involved in a car accident there in which a woman died, and it is often mentioned as a reason why he never tried to become US president.