tails

[ teylz ]
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adjective, adverb
  1. (of a coin) with the reverse facing up: On the next toss, the coin came up tails.: Compare heads.

noun

Origin of tails

1
First recorded in 1675–85; tail1 + -s1

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British Dictionary definitions for tails

tails

/ (teɪlz) /


pl n
  1. an informal name for tail coat

interjection, adverb
  1. with the reverse side of a coin uppermost: used as a call before tossing a coin: Compare heads

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