tailgates
Follows too closely
Tailgates names the hinged rear doors or panels on trucks, station wagons, and SUVs that swing down or open outward for loading cargo.
To tailgate is to follow another vehicle too closely—dangerously close to its tail.
The other common meaning involves partying in parking lots before sporting events, often with food and drinks served from an open tailgate: We tailgated for hours before the game.
Pickup's rear compartment
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- liftgateHinged rear vehicle panel
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- cargoTransported goods
loading · hauling · flatbed · bed liner · lowering · hinges · struts · damper
truck bed
Pickup's rear compartment
cargo · loading · hauling · flatbed · bed liner · lowering · hinges · struts · damper · work truck
pregame
Before the main event
- grillingCooking on metal grates
- coolersInsulated containers for chilling
- canopyOverhead protective covering
folding chairs · beer · barbecue · parking lot · stadium · fans · party · cornhole · speakers · friends
following
Coming after another
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- rear-endButtocks or tail collision
too close · intimidation · speeding · highway · impatient · reckless · braking · collision · road rage · unsafe
- outdoor eventsblock party, concerts, garden party, festivals, parade
- Bro-CountryFlorida Georgia Line, Cruise, pickup trucks, dirt roads, cold beer
- water gatesfloodgates, headgates
- YaleEli, blue and white, residential colleges, Skull and Bones, The Game
- high-energy eventsconcert, concerts, party, festivals, festival
- fanfestsmeet and greet, panels, photo ops, signings, fan zones
tailgateshangs back
Stays reluctantly behind
stays back · keeps back · drops back · defensive driving · backs off
- tailgate partyParking lot celebration before events
- tailgate partiesParking lot gatherings before events
- tailgate traditionsPre-event parking lot celebrations