SHIRTTAIL Definition & Meaning

shirttail

[ shurt-teyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

the part of a shirt below the waistline.
Journalism. a brief item added at the end of a related newspaper story. Compare follow-up ( def 3b ).

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.

Informal. to append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing:
The tariff concessions were shirttailed onto the trade bill.

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An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; shirt + tail ¹

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Her numbers accelerate upwards, with eight million followers and counting clinging to her shirttails.

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We rented it from some shirttail cousin on my father’s side.

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Unless someone put him to rights, he might show up for a speech with his shirttail out, or wearing his lunch on his tie.

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Like, ‘No, no, let that moment be messy. Let the shirttails hang out,’” Lewis said.

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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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