pig-a-back

A form of piggyback — On somebody's back or shoulders.

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Meanings

nounpig-a-back (plural pig-a-backs)

plural pig-a-backs

  1. archaicArchaic form of piggyback (“a ride on somebody's back or shoulders”).

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbon a railroad flatcar

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piggybackpickaback

adverbon the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

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piggybackpickaback
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pickabackpiggyback

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pig-a-back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig-a-back

MLA

“pig-a-back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig-a-back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pig-a-back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pig-a-back.

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