croggy

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English[edit]

WOTD – 7 October 2012

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from croggan, a limpet.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒɡi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɑɡi/
  • Audio (AU)(file)

Noun[edit]

croggy (plural croggies)

  1. (UK, chiefly Northumbria, East Midlands) A ride on the handlebars or crossbar of a bicycle.
    • 2004, Helen Cross, My Summer of Love‎[1], page 142:
      "I could give you a croggy on me bike, Tam. I know a real quick route between Goldwell and Whitehorse."
    • 2005, Richard Bean, Harvest, Royal Court Theatre, page 126:
      I was always with me dad. He'd give us a croggy down there.
    • 2012, Adele Parks, Young Wives' Tales:
      And we went to a school where some girls would shag you for a bag of chips and a croggy home.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Dent, Susie; What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 questions about the English language, 2009, pg 18-19
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