PIGGY


Meaning of PIGGY in English

I. pig ‧ gy 1 /ˈpɪɡi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural piggies ) [countable]

1 . a pig – used by children or when you are talking to children

2 . piggy in the middle British English

a) informal someone who is involved in an argument between two opposing sides, but does not know who they should support:

What have I got myself into? I’m piggy in the middle between Guido and Silvia!

b) a game in which two people throw a ball backwards and forwards between them, while a third person in the middle tries to catch it SYN keep-away American English

II. piggy 2 BrE AmE adjective

piggy eyes small unattractive eyes:

His little piggy eyes were red with hatred.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.