English Explanatory Dictionary

coattail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.
  2. Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to those who associate with it.
verb
  1. To ride the coattails of.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-coattail.wav

Word forms

coattail coattails coat-tail coattailing coattailed

Etymology

From coat + tail.

Related words

coattail effect on the coattails of ride the coattails
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