coat-trailing
coat-trailing · coat-trailings
A disingenuous act or arrangement intended to provoke a desired responseA disingenuous act or arrangement intended to provoke a desired response.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)A disingenuous act or arrangement intended to provoke a desired response.
Origin
From the idea of deliberately trailing one's coat on the ground to entice another to stepFrom the idea of deliberately trailing one's coat on the ground to entice another to step on it.
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Forms
plural: coat-trailings| Singular | coat-trailing |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable