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What do you call it when someone gives you a lift on their bike?

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EoinMcLovesCakeJumper · 14/12/2019 18:27

I was talking to a colleague the other day about what we were doing for Christmas, and he said he was heading off early because he had to go and collect his mum from the airport. He cycles everywhere, so I jokingly said "Are you going to give her a croggy?" He had no idea what I was talking about, and after I had hurriedly explained what it was, i.e. not a euphemism for something dodgy, he said "Oh, you mean a backie". I had never heard of that term - but a quick straw poll round the office revealed that everyone else called it a backie as well. We're all from various parts of Yorkshire, for reference, but I am the only one from North Yorkshire...

I am sure I haven't invented the term croggy, so I'm wondering if it's one of those regional oddities where only people from one specific town say it.

Where do you stand on the backie/croggy issue, and where did you grow up?

OP posts:
TheCanyon · 14/12/2019 21:11

Backy/backie scotland

Troels · 14/12/2019 21:12

A bunk. I'm in/from Wales.

mrsed1987 · 14/12/2019 21:12

Another one for bookie

GaaaaarlicBread · 14/12/2019 21:13

A backy- Derbyshire

SuntanC · 14/12/2019 21:14

Backie in Glasgow and Fife in my experience anyway!

WishThisWasGin · 14/12/2019 21:14

A takie /takey -Liverpool ie you take them on the back of your back.

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Not sure how its spelt.

Bufferingkisses · 14/12/2019 21:15

North Yorkshire and East Anglia - croggy is sitting on the crossbar (legs one side) backie is sitting behind the rider on the seat or pannier rack (astride).

MargotMoon · 14/12/2019 21:15

A saddle. I'm from N London.

Papergirl1968 · 14/12/2019 21:16

A Chucky - Black Country

imnottoofussed · 14/12/2019 21:17

A backie, I'm from Manchester

rottiemum88 · 14/12/2019 21:17

A backy- West Yorkshire. Just asked DH and he said croggy and is from North Yorkshire. I've literally NEVER heard it referred to as that 😂

sallysparrow157 · 14/12/2019 21:27

Not sure how to spell it or whether it is meant to be a Welsh or an English word but it sounds like skeel

BooksForChristmas · 14/12/2019 21:28

A backy!

EoinMcLovesCakeJumper · 14/12/2019 21:29

How odd that croggy is common in Nottingham and North and East Yorkshire but it's skipped over South Yorkshire. There must be an explanation but I'm no linguist and I can't imagine what it would be.

OP posts:
Flapjackninja · 14/12/2019 21:29

A croggy - East Yorkshire

ceilingdrum · 14/12/2019 21:29

A pag

Wheresthebiffer2 · 14/12/2019 21:30

a backie

ICouldBeVotingTactically · 14/12/2019 21:33

Backy.

South west Scotland.

Rowgtfc72 · 14/12/2019 21:38

Paggy.
Another from NE Lincs.

thefirsttimer · 14/12/2019 21:40

A pegg - NW

Itllbelonelythischristmas · 14/12/2019 21:43

A croggy. I’m Gloucestershire/Cotswolds

Kab30 · 14/12/2019 21:45

A saggy x

Daisychainsandglitter · 14/12/2019 21:48

A seaty- I grew up in Suffolk

PantyGiraffe · 14/12/2019 21:51

A backy

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