What does Teapot Dome scandal mean?
• TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL (noun) The noun TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL has 1 sense: 1. a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration Familiarity information: TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL used as a noun is very rare.