Tag-team

//ˈtæɡtiːm// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To wrestle as part of a tag team (sense 1). intransitive

    "We haven't tag-teamed in the ring for quite a while."

  2. 2
    To alternate working with someone else in order to accomplish a task. broadly, intransitive

    "Our spouses and children have become friends, and we have tag-teamed as presenters in local settings and at national conferences."

  3. 3
    To alternate working with someone else in order to accomplish a task directed at (someone). transitive

    "But Andrew and Blieu wouldn't hear of such a thing, so they tag-teamed her about staying on until finally, weakened from their constant badgering, Rachel couldn't take it any longer."

  4. 4
    To have sex with (someone) in a group with one or more other people. slang, transitive, vulgar

    "Personal: Three horny men looking to tag-team young afro-american virgin."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Performed by two or more people or groups working alternately. not-comparable

    "Both of them worked, so they practiced a sort of tag-team parenting, swapping mornings and afternoons when the kids weren’t in school."

Example

More examples

"Both of them worked, so they practiced a sort of tag-team parenting, swapping mornings and afternoons when the kids weren’t in school."

Etymology

Probably from tag team (noun).

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