# tailgating

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,243

## Definitions
1. The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
2. A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle)
3. Inappropriately gaining entry into a restricted area, past a checkpoint, by tagging along behind another person who is authorized.
4. Synonym of front running.

## Common misspellings (15)
`atilgating`, `taiglating`, `tailagting`, `tailgaitng`, `tailgatign`, `tailgatingg`, `tailgatinng`, `tailgatnig`, `tailgatting`, `tailggating`, `tailgtaing`, `taillgating`, `taligating`, `tialgating`, `ttailgating`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tailgating