tails

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the side of a coin that does not have a picture of someone's head on it:

Heads we move to France, tails to Canada.

She tossed the coin and it came down tails.

You choose: heads or tails?

If it's tails, you can decide who goes first.

What's the probability of getting tails six times in a row?

Most men wore tails to the event.

He hurried down the street dressed in top hat and tails.

It's a formal wedding and a lot of the men will be in tails.

He's an old-style conductor who always wears tails on the podium.

My fiancé wants to wear tails, but I don't think that's appropriate for an afternoon wedding.

the side of a coin that does not have an image of a head on it