Meanings
nountailgate party (plural tailgate parties)
plural tailgate parties
- A celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks; usually held at sporting events.
Synonyms: tailgate, tailgating
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks; usually held at sporting events.
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Translations
German Parkplatzparty
- Parkplatzpartya celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks
Polish tailgate
- tailgatea celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks
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APA
tailgate party. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgate%20party
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“tailgate party.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgate%20party. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailgate party,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgate%20party.
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