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English
Verb
tailgating
- present participle and gerund of tailgate
Noun
tailgating (usually uncountable, plural tailgatings)
- The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
- A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle)
2014 August 16, BBC News, Why have tailgate parties not spread to the UK?:On his first encounter with tailgating in 2006, he was flabbergasted at the way rival fans mixed peaceably together at the parties. A Chicago Bears fan, he was warmly welcomed into a group of Arizona Cardinals fans and fed. "I was shocked and slightly worried. I thought they were going to poison me. It was just so odd."
- (finance) Synonym of front running
Usage notes
Sense 1 is not to be confused with drafting, though the context of both words is similar and related.
Translations
driving dangerously close behind another vehicle