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- noun Plural form of
tailgate .
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Honed during tailgates with fellow chefs, this take on the cocktail party classics-up the ante with blue cheese and caper juice, not to be confused with Dom Capers juice, as expansion teams drank all that up.
Thrillist: Super Bowl Super Snacking: Easy Grub for Game Day Thrillist 2011
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Honed during tailgates with fellow chefs, this take on the cocktail party classics-up the ante with blue cheese and caper juice, not to be confused with Dom Capers juice, as expansion teams drank all that up.
Thrillist: Super Bowl Super Snacking: Easy Grub for Game Day Thrillist 2011
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But filling up over half your word count with speculations on alcohol, when alcohol had nothing to do with Brendan's driving, and quoting past deans cough, New York Times saying that "drinking, tailgates, and football seem to be synonymous" does not make it okay to drop page-long hints of DUI for your readers to pick up.
Christine Jun: Response to the Quality of Reporting on the Tragedy at Yale Tailgate Christine Jun 2011
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They started today, and Harper -- the first overall pick, apparently, for reasons other than his skill at Saturday morning tailgates -- did not make it out of Round 1.
A Bryce Harper update from the Instructional League Adam Kilgore 2010
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But filling up over half your word count with speculations on alcohol, when alcohol had nothing to do with Brendan's driving, and quoting past deans cough, New York Times saying that "drinking, tailgates, and football seem to be synonymous" does not make it okay to drop page-long hints of DUI for your readers to pick up.
Christine Jun: Response to the Quality of Reporting on the Tragedy at Yale Tailgate Christine Jun 2011
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But filling up over half your word count with speculations on alcohol, when alcohol had nothing to do with Brendan's driving, and quoting past deans cough, New York Times saying that "drinking, tailgates, and football seem to be synonymous" does not make it okay to drop page-long hints of DUI for your readers to pick up.
Christine Jun: Response to the Quality of Reporting on the Tragedy at Yale Tailgate Christine Jun 2011
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Feelings of relief at fans' being able to let down their tailgates mixed with sadness at the unfolding scandal.
Mood Subdued as Penn State Gets Back to Football Rachel Bachman 2011
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It's not uncommon for tailgates to have full bars—with some stations serving as many as 200 guests with bourbon, gin, vodka, scotch, Bloody Marys, mimosas and up to 25 cases of beer.
You Can't Spell 'Lush' Without L-S-U Ben Cohen 2012
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Complains about everyone else, but then tailgates the old lady because she dangerously pulled out in front of him and he needs to teach her a lesson.
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Eric Hoffman, who runs a fan Web site devoted to the Minnesota Vikings called purplepride.org, said he tailgates on game Sundays with 60-70 other season-ticket holders, some of whom fly in from other countries.
NFL lockout is now in effect; pro football enters first work stoppage since 1987 2011
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