tailgate
Rear vehicle hatch
A tailgate is the hinged rear door of a truck bed or hatchback that swings down for loading.
To tailgate is to drive dangerously close behind another vehicle: Stop tailgating me!
In American usage, tailgating also means partying in a parking lot before a sporting event, often with food and drinks served from an open tailgate: We got there early to tailgate before the game.
Before the main event
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
- footballField sport with goals
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
grill · cooler · canopy · folding chairs · cornhole · team spirit · jerseys · facepaint
Car with rear swing-door
- liftgateHinged rear vehicle panel
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- trunkMain stem or storage
bumper · tow hitch · license plate · taillights · reverse lights · latch · rear window · cargo space
Coming after another
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- rear-endButtocks or tail collision
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- impatientUnwilling to wait
too close · intimidation · braking · road rage · honking · flashing lights · hazard · collision risk
pregame
Before the main event
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
- footballField sport with goals
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
fans · grill · cooler · canopy · folding chairs · cornhole · team spirit · jerseys · facepaint · beer
hatchback
Car with rear swing-door
trunk · bumper · tow hitch · license plate · taillights · reverse lights · latch · rear window · cargo space · struts
following
Coming after another
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- rear-endButtocks or tail collision
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
too close · impatient · intimidation · braking · road rage · honking · flashing lights · hazard · collision risk
- Homecominghomecoming game, pep rally, floats, spirit week, crowning
- outdoor partiesgarden party, lawn party, patio party, pool party, BBQ
- pickup truckspickup, pickup truck, Titan, truck bed, crew cab
- public gatheringspublic assembly, mass gathering, concert, gathering, festival
- tailgatinggrill, cooler, cornhole, parking lot, truck bed
- drinking partieskegger, booze-up, keg party, pub crawl, booze cruise
tailgatehang back
Remain behind others
stay back · drop back · back off · lag behind · lead
- tailgate partyParking lot celebration before events
- tailgate partiesParking lot gatherings before events
- tailgate traditionsPre-event parking lot celebrations
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