tagalong

1 of 2

noun

tag·​along ˈta-gə-ˌlȯŋ How to pronounce tagalong (audio)
: one that persistently and often annoyingly follows the lead of another

tag along

2 of 2

verb

tagged along; tagging along; tags along

intransitive verb

: to follow another's lead especially in going from one place to another

Examples of tagalong in a Sentence

Noun His little sister was sometimes a tagalong on his outings with his friends.
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Noun
By high school, my mama and aunties became my tagalongs to those wig rooms, encouraging me to define my own beauty. Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024 His friend Ellery Channing was a frequent tagalong, as was Ralph Waldo Emerson’s son Edward. Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024
Verb
Airplane rides—trips where my dogs cannot tag along—feel less appealing. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024 The first half of the show is Teen tagging along with this coven of random witches. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tagalong 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tagalong was in 1900

Dictionary Entries Near tagalong

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Cite this Entry

“Tagalong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tagalong. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

tagalong

1 of 2 noun
tag·​along ˈtag-ə-ˌlȯŋ How to pronounce tagalong (audio)
: one that tags along

tag along

2 of 2 verb
ˌtag-ə-ˈlȯŋ
: to follow another's lead especially in going from one place to another
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