piggyback
2018.04.11
Meaning:
Piggyback is the English word for ‘おんぶ‘。 It means ‘to carry someone on your back’. For example, ‘I give my son a piggyback when he is too tired to walk’. You can use it as a noun, verb, adjective and adverb! We can also use the idea of a piggyback for other situations. For example, ‘My neighbour is piggybacking on my wi-fi’ means ‘My neighbour is using my wi-fi (but not paying for it)’. When we use piggyback for ideas, we use it as a verb followed by ‘on’. Piggyback is not connected to pigs! It comes from old English ‘pick-a-back’; that’s the old English name for a rucksack (リュックサック)
Example:
A: Can you give me a piggyback ride? (adjective)
B: No! You’re too big for piggybacks! (noun)
A: Please? Just piggyback me to the next house! (verb)
B: Oh, ok. I’ll carry you piggyback one more time. (adverb)
Talking Point(s):
Have you ever given anyone a piggyback ride? Have you ever piggybacked on someone else’s wi-fi?
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