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Ride coattails 

to increase one's reputation through connections to someone with a better reputation
He Rode his friend's coattails to get privileges otherwise reserved for Corporate executives. (example of Ride coattails)
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The Cpatton 

When you stick you genitales into a USB port
Oh no! cpat pulled the cpatton on anarchy's new laptop.

Coattails 

It's like when someone imitates someone else or does something cool after someone else already made it cool, basically saying someone is "riding the coat tails" of the person before them.
I did that already, gj coattails. Fucko.
Coattails by STFU April 2, 2003

cowpatty 

the heaps of smelly shit left by cattle
the son of the famous stock car driver richard petty aka kyle petty
can also be slander
Wayne and Dell were chucking a cowpatty at each other when they heard that cowpatty had hit the wall in turn three!
Brian you can be a cowpatty sometimes.
cowpatty by Les Crapp September 22, 2007

coattail cowboy 

One who excels at the act of coattailing. A professional coattailer.
After my presentation, the coattail cowboy was trying to take credit for my work.
coattail cowboy by MowMow February 3, 2015
common word used by Roman people,it stands for an attitude, a way to be. Would say showing off all time long.
A guy who pass by a beautiful girl and says: A BELLA!!That guy is a bit COATTO.

A car which pass by and you can still hear its noisy music after 5 minutes; that driver is a real COATTO!
coatto by A_Gi April 24, 2008