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TAGALONG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tagalong mean? 

TAGALONG (noun)
  The noun TAGALONG has 1 sense:

1. someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows alongplay

  Familiarity information: TAGALONG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAGALONG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hanger-on; tagalong

Hypernyms ("tagalong" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Derivation:

tag along (go along with, often uninvited)


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