coat-trailing
American
[koht-trey-ling]
/ ˈkoʊtˌtreɪ lɪŋ /
noun
British.
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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