backie

ˈbæki

Definition of backie - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cycling

Rare

ride on the back of a bicycle

Rare

She gave him a backie to school.

pillion

ride-along

transportation

Rare

ride on the back of a motorbike

Rare

He offered her a backie after the concert.

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ride on the back of a bicycle

Origin of backie

Scottish, back (rear) + -ie (diminutive)

Examples of backie in a sentence

Kids often ask for a backie after school.
She gave him a backie to the beach.
I got a backie from my brother to school.

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French:balade à l'arrière du vélo, promenade à moto, ...
German:Mitfahrgelegenheit, Ritt auf dem Rücksitz, ...
Italian:passaggio in bicicletta, passaggio, ...
Spanish:aventón, viaje en moto, ...
Portuguese:boleia de bicicleta, boleia, ...
Chinese:后座搭乘, 后座, ...
Japanese:後ろ乗り, タンデム, ...
Arabic:رُكُوب خَلْفِي, مَقْعَد خَلْفِي, ...
Hebrew:נְסִיעָה עַל גַּב אוֹפַנַּיִם, נְסִיעָה עַל הַגַּב שֶׁל הָאוֹפַנּוֹעַ, ...
Russian:подвезти на раме, поездка на заднем сиденье, ...
Ukrainian:рама, покататися на мотоциклі, ...
Hindi:बैक्की, बैक राइड, ...
Bengali:সাইকেলের পেছনে চড়া, ব্যাকি, ...
Catalan:passeig a la barra, passeig, ...
Czech:jízda na zadním sedadle kola, svezení na motorce, ...
Danish:bagpå, bagkørsel, ...
Dutch:achteropritje, ritje achterop, ...
Greek:βόλτα στο πίσω μέρος του ποδηλάτου, βόλτα στο πίσω κάθισμα, ...
Hungarian:bicikli hátsó ülésén való utazás, utazás a motor hátulján, ...
Khmer:ការជិះកង់ដោយអង្គុយខាងក្រោយអ្នកជិះ, ការជិះជាអ្នករួមដំណើរនៅខាងក្រោយម៉ូតូ, ...
Korean:뒷자리, 오토바이 뒤에 타기, ...
Persian:پشت‌سواری, پشت موتور, ...
Polish:jazda na bagażniku, przejażdżka na motorze, ...
Portuguese (BR):carona, carona na garupa, ...
Romanian:loc pe spate, loc în spate, ...
Swedish:skjuts, ...
Thai:นั่งซ้อนท้าย, นั่งซ้อนท้ายมอเตอร์ไซค์, ...
Turkish:arka koltuk, arka seviye, ...
Vietnamese:đi nhờ xe đạp, đi ké, ...

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