Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that persistently follows another.
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- noun One who, or that which,
tags along .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
Etymologies
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Examples
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The bonus game points were a tagalong, which is a problem.
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Being First Lady is a "tagalong" job based on what one's spouse has done.
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when they headed to the bike corral to hop on their "tagalong" bicycle and ride to their Royal
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Misconception 3: “Adding a tagalong kid will help me broaden my audience base”.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Death to Scrappy! 2009
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Even when the King sends a competent tagalong/assassin, he fails to either finish the hero or recover the egg.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Villainous Forum 2009
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Things get dicey and a lot messy once they and their tagalong Edberg get into the thick of things.
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The tagalong/assassin leads an ARMY to capture the egg near the end.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Villainous Forum 2009
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Like a tagalong, but instead of peanut butter it was caramel and pecans.
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Hero goes on quest with a companion and a bumbling fool tagalong the king sends to keep track of their progress.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Villainous Forum 2009
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Please see Jade from Jackie Chan Adventures for a fairly effective example of a kid tagalong.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Death to Scrappy! 2009
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