TAILGATER

tailgater

(noun) a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tailgater (plural tailgaters)

One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).

One who participates in a tailgate party.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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