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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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