Slang

tail

This page is about the slang term tail

Meaning

a person who's following someone to find out where they're going and what they're doing

For example

  • I thought I had a tail so I went into a building and watched to see if anyone followed me inside.

  • While Jim was driving home he checked his rear-view mirror to see if he had a tail.

Quick Quiz

I knew the guy was a tail because he

a. asked me to slow down

b. smiled and winked at me

c. kept following me
a) asked me to slow down b) smiled and winked at me c) kept following me

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Contributor: Matt Errey