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Noun: tagalong  'tag-u,lóng
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
    "His little brother was always the tagalong on his adventures";
    - hanger-on
Verb: tag along  ,tag-u'lóng
Usage: informal
  1. Go along with, often uninvited
    "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

Derived forms: tagged along, tagalongs, tags along, tagging along

Type of: accompany, acolyte, follower

Encyclopedia: Tagalong