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shirttail
[shurt-teyl]
noun
the part of a shirt below the waistline.
Journalism.a brief item added at the end of a related newspaper story.
adjective
quite young and immature in behavior.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.of distant relation, especially by marriage.
some shirttail cousins I'd never met.
verb (used with object)
Informal.to append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing.
The tariff concessions were shirttailed onto the trade bill.
Word History and Origins
Origin of shirttail1
Example Sentences
Her numbers accelerate upwards, with eight million followers and counting clinging to her shirttails.
We rented it from some shirttail cousin on my father’s side.
Unless someone put him to rights, he might show up for a speech with his shirttail out, or wearing his lunch on his tie.
Like, ‘No, no, let that moment be messy. Let the shirttails hang out,’” Lewis said.
Before emerging from cover, I made sure my shirttails and tzitzis were tucked in and smoothed down my shirt and waistcoat.
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