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chase tail

chase tail verb: to be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.

Verb

chase tail (third-person singular simple present chases tail, present participle chasing tail, simple past and past participle chased tail)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.
    • Let's go out clubbing tonight and chase some tail.

Forms of chase tail

third-person singular presentchases tail
present participlechasing tail
past participlechased tail
pastchased tail

Questions about chase tail

What does chase tail mean?
Chase tail means to be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.
What part of speech is chase tail?
Chase tail is a verb.
What is the past tense of chase tail?
The past tense of chase tail is chased tail.

Words near chase tail in the dictionary

  1. chase port
  2. chase ports
  3. chase rainbows
  4. chase shadows
  5. chase skirt
  6. chase tail
  7. chase the ace
  8. chase the dragon
  9. chase up
  10. chase vehicle
  11. chase vehicles

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