Tailgate Common

a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading

"The truck driver asked me to lower the tailgate so we could unload the groceries from the back."

A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.

"He climbed onto the truck's tailgate to pass down the boxes to his friend standing on the ground."

follow at a dangerously close distance

"it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"

To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.

"The new driver was accused of tailgating him so closely that he barely had time to react when the car ahead braked suddenly."

Synonym of Monicagate

"The company decided to tailgate the CEO's resignation by releasing a series of internal memos that hinted at corruption just before she officially stepped down."