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piggy

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪgi/

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Definition of piggy

noun (plural piggies)

  • a child’s word for a pig or piglet.

adjective

  • resembling a pig, especially in features or appetite:three pairs of little piggy eyes

Phrases

piggy (also pig) in the middle

chiefly British a game in which two people attempt to throw a ball to each other without a third person in the middle catching it.
a person who is placed in an awkward situation between two others: I don’t want to be piggy in the middle between Guido and Silvia

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