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tailgating
Variant of tailgate
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noun
a board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., designed to be removed or swung open on hinges for loading or unloading
transitive verb tailgated, tailgating
to drive too closely behind (another vehicle)
intransitive verb
- to drive too closely behind another vehicle
- to picnic at or near one's automobile or in a parking lot, as before a sporting event
Related Forms:
- tailgater noun
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