PIGGY

[noun] [C] [informal]Piggy is a children's word for pig.Look at those lovely little piggies!Piggy/pig in the middle is a game played by throwing a ball between two people over the head of a person who stands between them trying to catch it or (figurative) a person who is involved in an argument or disagreement between two groups but does not want to agree with either of them.(figurative) Jeannie wants to go to Greece and Lesley wants to go to Italy - I'm just piggy in the middle - whatever I say will be wrong!When you give someone a piggy back (ride) you carry them on your back with their arms round your neck and their legs round your waist.(figurative) Everyone wants to take a piggyback on the success of Star Wars.A piggy bank is a small container, sometimes in the shape of a pig, which is used by children for saving money.