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tag question

noun

Meaning

  1. (grammar) A question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a “tag” word or expression to a statement. For example “You love me, don’t you?”.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

question tag(English)speech tag(English)accent tag(English)dialogue tag(English)dialog tag(English)tag line(English)tone tag(English)tagger(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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