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English
Etymology
Possibly from croggan, a limpet.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
croggy (plural croggies)
- (UK, chiefly Northumbria, East Midlands) A ride on the handlebars or crossbar of a bicycle.
2004, Helen Cross, My Summer of Love, 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.
Translations
a ride on the handlebars or crossbar of a bicycle
References
- ^ Dent, Susie; What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 questions about the English language, 2009, pg 18-19