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Steffiy | 21:40 Mon 25th Oct 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why is a piggy back called a piggy back?

 

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It appears that the etymology of this phrase is rather cloudy...it originated as "pick back", and here's an interesting thread about the topic:

 

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&threadm=1g761dd.9tmk74q1s5j9N%25trio%40euronet.nl&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522piggyback%2522%252B%2522pick%2Ba%2Bback%2522%252B%2522pickapack%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26selm%3D1g761dd.9tmk74q1s5j9N%2525trio%2540euronet.nl%26rnum%3D1

22:12 Mon 25th Oct 2004
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Thanks that was really useful! Just what I was looking for!
22:22 Mon 25th Oct 2004
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Yeh it was originally " Pick a back" as the child would literally pick somones back to ride on.
01:45 Tue 26th Oct 2004

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