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A celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks.
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tailgate party — tailgate .party also tailgate n AmE a party before an American football game, where people eat and drink near their cars in the ↑car park of the place where the game is played … Dictionary of contemporary English
tailgate party — tailgate ,party noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a party held just before a football game in the PARKING LOT, with the food and drinks served from people s cars … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tailgate party — In North America, a tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating often involves consuming alcoholic beverages and grilling food. Tailgate parties usually occur in the parking lots at stadiums and… … Wikipedia
tailgate party — n. a small party held on the folded down tailgate of a station wagon in a parking lot. (Something that is done before a ball game, concert, etc.) □ They had a tailgate party before the Bears game. □ The tailgate party was a success, except for… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tailgate party — also tailgate noun (C) a party before an American football game where people eat and drink in the carpark of the place where the game is played … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tailgate party — noun, pl ⋯ ties [count] US : a party in which people serve food and drinks from the back end of their vehicles usually in a parking lot before or after a major public event (such as a football game, a concert, etc.) … Useful english dictionary
Tailgate — is an American English word denoting the door or gate at the back of a wagon, pickup truck, SUV or other similar type of vehicle that is hinged at the bottom and can be opened for the convenience in loading cargo into the rear of the vehicle. A… … Wikipedia
tailgate — (n.) 1868, back panel on a wagon, hinged to swing down and open, from TAIL (Cf. tail) + GATE (Cf. gate). Extended by 1950 to hatchback door on an automobile. The verb meaning to drive too close behind another vehicle is from 1951; tailgate party… … Etymology dictionary
tailgate — tail|gate1 [ˈteılgeıt] n AmE 1.) a door at the back of a truck or car that opens out and down 2.) a tailgate party tailgate 2 tailgate2 v [I and T] to drive too closely to the vehicle in front of you … Dictionary of contemporary English
tailgate — 1. tv. & in. to follow (someone) too closely in a car. □ That guy tailgating me is drunk, I think. □ Ease off a little; you’re tailgating. 2. in. to have a tailgate party. □ We planned to tailgate before the game, but it was massively cold … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
