What does tailgating mean?

Answer 1

There is another meaning for tailgate that is quite different from violating the law by following too close on the highway.

Tailgate can mean to host or attend an outdoor gathering at which a picnic is served from the back of a parked vehicle at a special sports event, typically in the parking lot of a sports stadium.

Answer 2

It means following the car in front of you too closely.

Answer 3

Tailgating is the practice of driving on a road too close to a frontward vehicle, at a distance which does not guarantee that stopping to avoid collision is possible

Answer 4

Tailgate means to drive too closely behind (another vehicle).