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tailgating

/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈteɪlˌɡædɪŋ/

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verb

To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.

Examples :

"That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes."

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verb

To follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader.

Examples :

""The student was tailgating the teacher to get into the locked classroom after school." "

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verb

(of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.

Examples :

"The compliance department investigated the broker after suspecting he was tailgating his clients' large stock purchases to profit personally from the price movement. "

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verb

To have a tailgate party.

Examples :

"We are tailgating before the football game in the stadium parking lot. "

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noun

The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.

Examples :

"The driver received a ticket for tailgating because he was driving too close to the car in front of him. "

vehicle action traffic

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noun

A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle)

Examples :

"The university students were excited for the tailgating before the football game. "

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