tailgating
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tailgating noun
- The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
- A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle)
Verb
tailgating verb
- To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.“That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes.”
- 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.
- (of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
- To have a tailgate party.
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