tagalong
[ tag-uh-lawng, -long ]
/ Ë?tæg əˌlɔŋ, -ËŒlÉ’Å‹ /
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noun
a person or thing that follows the lead or initiative of another.
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Origin of tagalong
First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase tag along
Words nearby tagalong
Taft-Hartley Act, Taft, William Howard, tag, TagÄ?b, Tagalog, tagalong, Tagamet, Taganrog, tagareen, tagboard, tag boat
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