Riding the Wake 

To immediately follow an ambulance or another emergency vehicle while cars are pulled over to let it pass

I made it to work in record time riding the wake of an ambulance

Riding the Wake by Tapirokapi December 10, 2013

Riding the wake 

This is where a girlfriend that is attractive to you or others /has other options , uses the fact others would gladly be you in an instant to her advantage by going out as said girlfriend playing the troubled girlfriend role in order to get what is desired and then returning home with a watered down self to argue because where as otherwise she could have her way in case scenario.

Male.says to girlfriend , oh now you are just riding the wake . Just as she leaves

Riding the wake by Essie Aighen July 15, 2025