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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:
PlaymobilPirate · 14/12/2019 18:30

A baccy. North East

NotOnMyWatchSunshine · 14/12/2019 18:30

A croggy

Lalallama · 14/12/2019 18:30

I've always called it a croggy and I'm from the east Midlands.

NotOnMyWatchSunshine · 14/12/2019 18:31

I'm from North Yorkshire by the way

Thistimetomorrow · 14/12/2019 18:31

A backie

cindylouwhosplaits · 14/12/2019 18:31

A seater- Shropshire

puds11 · 14/12/2019 18:31

Backer - Northumberland

EoinMcLovesCakeJumper · 14/12/2019 18:32

Oh God, there are others! I thought "croggy" referred to the fact that you sit on the crossbar. I'm glad there have been two other croggy-sayers, anyway, so I'm not going completely mad.

OP posts:
katewhinesalot · 14/12/2019 18:32

Backie or Backy. Don't know how it's spelt.

mumofone2818 · 14/12/2019 18:32

A backie - from glasgow

Snowpatrolling · 14/12/2019 18:32

A backie!

SinglePringle · 14/12/2019 18:32

A backie. South East / London ‘burbs

foxywheaton75 · 14/12/2019 18:33

A croggy, I'm in East Yorkshire.

Princesspickle777 · 14/12/2019 18:33

A backie - north west

SleighOfSparkliness · 14/12/2019 18:33

Backy, Black Country.

Uberbeeboo · 14/12/2019 18:34

A backer - north east

EoinMcLovesCakeJumper · 14/12/2019 18:34

I wish you could add polls on here with more than one option!

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Iwant2move · 14/12/2019 18:34

A seater - South Manchester.

Honeyroar · 14/12/2019 18:34

A pillion but I’d heard of croggy too.

WitchitaMickey · 14/12/2019 18:35

A seaty! Norfolk here.

HoobleDooble · 14/12/2019 18:35

My instant response when I read the title was backy, but the word croggy took me back some years. East Midlands here.

EoinMcLovesCakeJumper · 14/12/2019 18:36

How interesting that it doesn't even seem to be regional. Croggy seems to be Midlands/North East, but not universally.

OP posts:
LeslieYep · 14/12/2019 18:37

Croggy and east mids here too!
Coalville-ish way...

riotlady · 14/12/2019 18:37

Backsy with an s

Clymene · 14/12/2019 18:37

Backy here. South east

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