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Anyone able to translate this? "If someone is doing 20, you have a proper tailback." Specifically a "proper tailback"

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• leoedin 3y ago
  A tailback is a traffic jam / queue. A "proper tailback" is a really big traffic jam. "Proper" in this context basically means big or major.
  • beardyw 3y ago
    Though it's a tailback of people who plan to exceed 20mph, otherwise how is it a tailback?
  • p0w3n3d 3y ago
    As a foreigner, I love British English. It's like a puzzle to me every time. Words that I have used many times, but in different meanings.
    • urbandw311er 3y ago
      Hmm, I don’t really know what “British English” is, here in Britain we speak English! I am reliably informed that our language has spread to other countries who have their own interesting and sometimes peculiar variations. We give these variations labels such as “American English” to distinguish them from the original.
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• thedailymail 3y ago
  It means a line of vehicles behind you; a traffic jam. https://www.wordnik.com/words/tailback https://www.wordnik.com/words/tailback