Definitions for coattail
coattail
coat·tail
Spelling: [koht-teyl]
IPA: /ˈkoʊtˌteɪl/
Coattail is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 178 anagrams from letters in coattail (aacilott).
Definitions for coattail
noun
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the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
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one of the two back parts of the skirt of a coat, especially one of the tails on a tail coat.
Idioms
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on someone's coattails, aided by association with another person:
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on the coattails of, immediately after or as a result of:
adjective
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gained by association with another, especially with a successful or celebrated person:
Origin of coattail
First recorded in 1590-1600; coat + tail1
Examples for coattail
He moved off, his coattail bobbing oddly about his hips and his back bowed.
Only the weight of the lumps of metal dangling in his coattail pocket kept him from collapsing.