English Explanatory Dictionary

coat-trailing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disingenuous act or arrangement intended to provoke a desired response.

Word forms

coat-trailing coat-trailings

Etymology

From the idea of deliberately trailing one's coat on the ground to entice another to step on it.

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