TAILGATE

tailgate, tailboard

(noun) a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading

tailgate

(verb) follow at a dangerously close distance; “it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

tailgate (plural tailgates)

A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.

(British) The hinged rear door of a hatchback.

Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.

Verb

tailgate (third-person singular simple present tailgates, present participle tailgating, simple past and past participle tailgated)

(automotive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.

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.

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

(US) To have a tailgate party.

Synonyms

• (access control): piggyback, draft

Coordinate terms

• (buying or selling a security): front run

Etymology

Proper noun

Tailgate

synonym of Monicagate

Source: Wiktionary

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