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Tail Wagging 

1. When you create events to happen to suit your agenda.
2. Manipulating the universe around you in such a way that you get what you want and no one knows you set it up.
3. Planned luck.
4. creating a 0% risk event for yourself or others.
The politician was caught Tail Wagging.
The politician was caught Tail Wagging.
Tail Wagging by Slyke The Phoxenix October 19, 2007

Tail wagging 

When a man puts on a strap on dildo backwards like a tail, and fucks a girl with it.
Mikey brought puppy chow to the tail wagging party.
Tail wagging by Clayachin October 22, 2015

Tail wagging the dog 

When a person allows their decisions to be dominated by someone who is clearly unfit for the role, rather than being responsible and taking control of the situation.
When parents let their children make the rules, instead of the other way around, is a prime example of the tail wagging the dog.
Tail wagging the dog by |SaltyJack| December 14, 2016

the tail wagging the dog 

This means that the least important part of a situation has too much influence over the most important part.
Bob:Honey, let's buy new purple carpet to match the purple lamp shade.
Wife:This sounds like the tail wagging the dog.

There is no point in having a tail and wagging it 

If you are in charge of a group of people there is no point in doing the work yourself, instead of making your workers do it for you.
The supervisor Phil was shoveling sawdust while his workers were watching. Marcus yelled out 'there is no point in having a tail and wagging it'. Phil put the shovel down and made the workers do the shoveling.

wagging her tail 

Last night when i got home, LIsa was laying on the couch wagging her tail.
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