tailgating

English

tailgating (noun sense 1)
tailgating (noun sense 2)

Verb

tailgating

  1. present participle and gerund of tailgate

Noun

tailgating (usually uncountable, plural tailgatings)

  2. The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
    Tailgating is the most common cause of rear-end collisions.
  4. 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?‎[1], archived from the original on 27 April 2026:
      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."
  6. The act of inappropriately gaining entry into a restricted area, past a checkpoint, by tagging along behind another person who is authorized.
    Synonym: piggybacking
  8. (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.

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