The act of when driving, following the idea as such: Going faster than the slowest person but slowest than the fastest.
This way you can still drive over the speed limit but you use a "sucker" to be your buffer. They get a speeding ticket instead of you, thus you hide under their coat tail.
This way you can still drive over the speed limit but you use a "sucker" to be your buffer. They get a speeding ticket instead of you, thus you hide under their coat tail.
You stay in the pack of cars until someone willing to drive faster passes, you then accelerate to just under the speed they are going, riding on their coat tail. This way if there is a cop up ahead the guy you're coat tailing will be caught and you can slow down in case there is another nearby and not get in trouble. Then you wait for the next person to come along to coat tail. Works best on country roads, major highways and certain freeways as police will be in a single spot, watching both directions.
Doesn't work well on city streets when cops are common to come up behind you without you noticing. As well you don't want to be too close to the patsy as they may wise up and purposely slow down.
Doesn't work well on city streets when cops are common to come up behind you without you noticing. As well you don't want to be too close to the patsy as they may wise up and purposely slow down.
by TSeuta May 2, 2007
A new offensive term for a parasitic person who "ride someone's coat tails", and claims your social success as their own
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton played coat-tails to one another; Obama continued Bill Clinton's liberal policies and Hilary Clinton wanted to succeed Barack Obama in 2016.
by Sexydimma June 24, 2017
by Sexydimma June 25, 2017
To sponge, mooch, free load, skate by, or do absolutely nothing but watch while somebody else does all the work and still somehow try to take at least partial credit for something you had no hand in. The act most likely originated back in Tallahassee in Apt# D9 and then fully cultivated to a personality trait on Calcutta Street.
Anticipating good times to be had for all, Kevin put down the Nintendo and was observed "Riding Coat Tail" all the way to Michelangelo's.
by Ben December 30, 2005
Someone who hangs around popular or famous people to gain their fans and friends.
The Coat-Tail rider will do anything to please whoever they are clinging to to remain in their spot light.
When the person they're coat tail riding isn't popular anymore, they move on to someone else.
They can do this in person, on twitter or any social networking site.
The Coat-Tail rider will do anything to please whoever they are clinging to to remain in their spot light.
When the person they're coat tail riding isn't popular anymore, they move on to someone else.
They can do this in person, on twitter or any social networking site.
Girl 1- "Did you see Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus hanging out recently? I thought Demi's bff was Selena."
Girl 2- "Well that's because She's a coat-tail rider. She hangs around Miley and Jonas because she'll get more offers if she's linked to them."
"That girl used to work at a grocery store, but she became this guys biggest coat-tail rider and earned a job as an assistant to his fashion designer sister."
Girl 2- "Well that's because She's a coat-tail rider. She hangs around Miley and Jonas because she'll get more offers if she's linked to them."
"That girl used to work at a grocery store, but she became this guys biggest coat-tail rider and earned a job as an assistant to his fashion designer sister."
by RespectTheBoss May 6, 2010
In other words, juss sassin' ya. Comes from da playful-but-annoying practice of coming up behind someone who's wearing a long jacket with a divided lower back, grabbing da jacket just above da slit, and then vigorously/rapidly yanking da lower part of da jacket in and out to make da pair of tails slap against da person's butt.
Me: If yer too warm, why doncha go take a dip in da ocean?
You: Jump in da ocean??? Are you crazy??? It's chilly and whitecaps-windy out there!
Me: I know, I know... juss flappin' yer coat-tails...! :D
You: Jump in da ocean??? Are you crazy??? It's chilly and whitecaps-windy out there!
Me: I know, I know... juss flappin' yer coat-tails...! :D
by QuacksO March 23, 2019
by Sexydimma April 24, 2021