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backie

/ ˈbækɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a ride on the back of someone's bicycle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

“Backie stopped and Greenie stopped so I have to do it myself.”

She'll say, “Backie!” — which means she wants a nice massage on the back.

Described as “couchsurfing on a bike”, the YellowBackie project invites tourists to hail down a local cyclist with a shout of “backie!” whenever they spot a bicycle with a bright yellow rack.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest For a free ride, tourists can hail ‘Backie!’ when they spot a yellow bike rack The hope is that the scheme, like Couchsurfing - in which hosts offer travellers free accommodation - will be adopted by locals who want to meet visitors and perhaps show them around their favourite spots.

Related: Top 10 free things to do in Amsterdam “It’s really common in the Netherlands to give someone a backie for short distances,” says Luyckx.

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