tagalong

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noun

One who, or that which, tags along.

“Coordinate term: pushalong”

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Meanings

nountagalong (plural tagalongs)

plural tagalongs

  1. One who, or that which, tags along.

    Not much of a fighter, he is a quiet, tag-along mascot.

    1979 April 14, Pat M. Kuras, “Street Fantasy”, in Gay Community News, page 12
    2 more examples

    We started about 6 o'clock with a few tagalongs and our little group got smaller and smaller with each bar until it was just the three of us.

    2003, John Hoover, How to work for an idiot

    Being in love is one of the greatest experiences you can have, but it also opens the door for all kinds of tagalongs, such as attachment […]

    2008, Sharon Janis, Spirituality For Dummies
  2. cellular automataA pattern that attaches to the back of a spaceship, moving along with it.

    Coordinate term: pushalong

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along

Similar
hanger-on
Broader
follower
Also see
hanger-on

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from tag along.

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Cite this entry
APA

tagalong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagalong

MLA

“tagalong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagalong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tagalong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagalong.

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