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tail end

noun
1.
the hinder or rear part of anything.
2.
the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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tail end
 
n
the last, endmost, or final part

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tail-end definition


  1. n.
    the back end of something or someone. : He was at the tail-end of the long line.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

tail end

  1. The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession. [Mid-1700s]

  2. The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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