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coat-trailing

American  
[koht-tray-ling] / ˈkoʊtˌtreɪ lɪŋ /

noun

British.
  1. behavior that is deliberately provocative.


Etymology

Origin of coat-trailing

First recorded in 1925–30; from the phrase trail one's coat, provoking someone to step on it


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