Usually means: Accompanying others without formal invitation.
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  1. tagalong: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. tagalong: Merriam-Webster
  3. tagalong: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. tagalong: Collins English Dictionary
  5. tagalong: Vocabulary.com
  6. tagalong: Wordnik
  7. tagalong: Wiktionary
  8. tagalong: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. tagalong: Dictionary.com
  10. tagalong: Rhymezone
  11. tagalong: FreeDictionary.org
  12. tagalong: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. tagalong: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tagalong: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (tagalong)

▸ noun:  One who, or that which, tags along.

Similar:
hanger-on, fellow traveller, companion, onhanger, wayfellow, copassenger, plus one, fellow, tripmate, party, more...

Opposite:
leader, trailblazer, pioneer, independent, soloist

Types:
leech, hanger-on, parasite, sycophant, sponge, moocher, scrounger, more...

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Similar:
hanger-on, fellow traveller, companion, onhanger, wayfellow, copassenger, plus one, fellow, tripmate, party, more...

Opposite:
leader, trailblazer, pioneer, independent, soloist

Types:
leech, hanger-on, parasite, sycophant, sponge, moocher, scrounger, more...



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