COATTAIL

coattail

(noun) the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coattail (plural coattails)

The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.

(usually, in the plural, figurative) Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to those who associate with it.

Hypernyms

• tail

Verb

coattail (third-person singular simple present coattails, present participle coattailing, simple past and past participle coattailed)

(ambitransitive) To ride the coattails of.

Anagrams

• tailcoat

Source: Wiktionary



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