Tailgate, Tailgating, or variants of Tailgator may refer to:

Automobile

* 3-way tailgate, a door or gate at the back of a vehicle *

Tailgating Tailgating is the action of a driver driving behind another vehicle while not leaving sufficient distance to stop without causing a collision if the vehicle in front stops suddenly. The safe distance for following another vehicle varies depend ...

, following another vehicle too closely * Tailgating, gaining access to restricted areas by following another person, see

Piggybacking (security) In security, piggybacking, similar to tailgating, refers to when a person tags along with another person who is authorized to gain entry into a restricted area, or pass a certain checkpoint. It can be either electronic or physical. The act may be ...

Tailgate party A tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating, which primarily takes place in the United States and Canada, often involves consuming alcoholic beverages while barbecuing and grilling food. T ...

, a social event around the open tailgate of a vehicle

Entertainment

* ''Tailgate'' (album), a 2010 album by Trailer Choir * "Tailgate" (''How I Met Your Mother''), TV series episode * Tailgate, cartoon character from '' The Transformers'' * '' Tail 'Gator'', video game * The Tailgators, a 1980s Cajun band

Other uses

* Tailgater (Dish Network) * Tailgating, privately purchasing or selling a security by a broker immediately after trading in the same security for a client, see

front running Front running, also known as tailgating, is the prohibited practice of entering into an equity ( stock) trade, option, futures contract, derivative, or security-based swap to capitalize on advance, nonpublic knowledge of a large ("block") pend ...

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