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Coattails

It's like when someone imitates someone else or does something cool after someone else already made it cool, basically saying someone is "riding the coat tails" of the person before them.

I did that already, gj coattails. Fucko.

by STFU April 02, 2003


Ride coattails

to increase one's reputation through connections to someone with a better reputation

He Rode his friend's coattails to get privileges otherwise reserved for Corporate executives. (example of Ride coattails)

by The Return of Light Joker May 17, 2009


coattail cowboy

One who excels at the act of coattailing. A professional coattailer.

After my presentation, the coattail cowboy was trying to take credit for my work.

by MowMow February 04, 2015


coattail rider

(n.) Usually male, a person who tries to leverage previous face time to sleep with or "date" someone that's been involved with a friend.

Bob only met Sarah because I was dating her, and as soon as we broke up, he asked her out. What a coattail rider.

by Inox October 17, 2006


Coattail Thank You

Any additional thank you's added to an original thank you. A coattail thank you requires less sincerity and initiative.

Boy 1: Hey Dad, thanks for buying us this yacht!

Boy 2: Yeah thanks.

Boy 1: You're stealing my thank you! That was a coattail thank you!

by J Drizzy November 04, 2011


Jay Walking Coattails

The act of crossing the street because someone before you has already crossed and caused traffic to stop. In effect, jay walking because someone else already has.

I rode on this guy's Jay Walking Coattails after he jumped in front of traffic and caused a 30 car pile up.

by Eager Beaver Parcel October 04, 2011


Coattail Bro

Men with little talent or life skills who ride the "coattails" of the attractive females to get by in live.

A guy with a hot girlfriend that positions himself as her "manager," "agent" or "mandatory co-participant" in modeling/sex worker activities.

Mediocre Male porn actor who establishes clout through his more popular and sought after girlfriend/partner.

"You can't work with Destiny, unless you book Chad, her Coattail Bro."

by Christopher Nero October 21, 2022