Meanings
plural tailwaggers
- slangA fawning or overzealous fan or supporter.
idiot big-government tailwagger bootlick. blow me little punk
2003 October 30, Crash, “NEW! A big Fat LIST of BUSH LIES”, in alt.politics.liberalism (Usenet)2 more examples
And you display in every word you write that you are a partisan tailwagger, more interested in party politics than the good of the nation.
2002 December 19, Doug Bashford, “T-Shirt is a potential threat to bush”, in alt.politics.democrats.d (Usenet)You're getting to be a real tailwagger for her. [Response: Yet you seem to want to respond to everything Bud says, dave. Who's wagging who's^([sic]) tail here?]
2007 April 29, duke, “What the So-Called "Pro-Life" Crowd Hide From”, in alt.abortion (Usenet)
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