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Meaning of "piggy in the middle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE

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WHAT DOES PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Keep Away

Keep Away, also called Monkey in the Middle, Piggy in the Middle, Pickle in a Dish, or Pickle in the Middle, is a children's game in which two or more players must pass a ball to one another, while a player in the middle attempts to intercept it. The game could be considered a reverse form of dodgeball, because instead of trying to hit people in the middle with the ball, players attempt to keep the ball away from them. The game is played worldwide.

Definition of piggy in the middle in the English dictionary

The definition of piggy in the middle in the dictionary is a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players. Other definition of piggy in the middle is a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE

pigged
piggeries
piggery
piggier
piggies
piggiest
piggin
pigginess
pigging
piggish
piggishly
piggishness
Piggott
piggy
piggy bank
piggyback
pight
pightle
piglet
piglike

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE

at the fiddle
bass fiddle
Biddle
diddle
excluded middle
fiddle
fit as a fiddle
griddle
kiddle
middle
paradiddle
piddle
pig in the middle
play second fiddle
riddle
second fiddle
straddle
tiddle
twiddle
unriddle
widdle

Synonyms and antonyms of piggy in the middle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «piggy in the middle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE

Find out the translation of piggy in the middle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piggy in the middle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piggy in the middle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小猪在中间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alcancía en el medio
570 millions of speakers

English

piggy in the middle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीच में सूअर का बच्चा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أصبع في الوسط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поросенок в середине
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piggy no meio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাঝখানে শুঁয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tirelire dans le milieu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piggy di tengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweinchen in der Mitte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

途中で貯金箱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중간에 돼지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piggy ing tengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heo con ở giữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடுத்தர உள்ள பிக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मधुरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ortada domuzcuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piggy nel mezzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świnka w środku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порося в середині
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de porc în mijlocul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γουρουνάκι στη μέση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piggy in die middel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piggy i mitten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piggy i midten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piggy in the middle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE»

The term «piggy in the middle» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piggy in the middle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE»

Discover the use of piggy in the middle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piggy in the middle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Piggy in the Middle
Novel for older teenagers.
Catherine Jinks, 1998
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The Piggy in the Puddle
Unable to persuade a young pig from frolicking in the mud, her family finally joins her for a mud party.
Charlotte Pomerantz, 2007
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Troubleshooting for Trainers: Getting it Right when Things ...
7. Piggy-in-the-middle. You can never account for human nature. They tell you one thing, and do another. We call it the Tiggy-in-the-middle' syndrome. You may not realize that you are piggy in the middle until you are well into the session - it ...
Lucy Seifert, Mary Stacey, 1998
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Judo Games
Piggy-in-the-middle. This is an advanced version of the children's classic. The group should be arranged in a circle and two or more people should be in the middle to start as“piggies”as shown in figure 6.5. The piggies have to try to either  ...
Derek Scott, 2008
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State Violence and Human Rights: State Officials in the South
Commentary. The. piggy-in-the-middle. Mike. Brogden. Introduction This volume represents a serious critique of the human rights discourse, drawing on a variety of empirical work. In that sense, it is a little like a turkey facing Christmas or ...
Steffen Jensen, Andrew Jefferson, 2009
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Soccer Fundamentals
PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE piggy in the middle (figure 9.6) will help you improve chipping skill and accuracy. This game requires three players or two players and a fixed object in the middle. The objective is to chip the ball over the player or object ...
Danny Mielke, 2003
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Dramatherapy: Theory and Practice 1
An alternative game is 'Piggy in the Middle'. With the group sitting on chairs in a circle, one person stands in the middle, and their chair is removed. The leader then calls out the names of two people who are sitting. They then have to swap ...
Sue Jennings, 2014
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Geese Theatre Handbook: Drama with Offenders and People at Risk
General processing: group building; co-operation Keepy Uppy (and Piggy In the Middle, below) can open up discussion about the rules we learn as children, such as co-operation and competitiveness. How do you want things to run In this  ...
Clarke Baim, Sally Brookes, 2002
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Instant Leadership
This puts you, as a leader, in the position of piggy in the middle. Unless you have a true leader as a hoss then you will need to cope with heing managed in one way while leading in a totally different way. This is one of the hardest tricks of all to ...
Paul Birch, 1999
10
Game Sense: Pedagogy for Performance, Participation and ...
... will have to ask questions to help engage the students intellectually for them to explore all possibilities for moving and cooperating to improve their scores. Sample questions To the attackers: how can you get the Activity 3: piggy in the middle.
Richard Light, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piggy in the middle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Piggy in the middle?
Jasper Tsang would not be drawn as to who was the "pig-like" government team member spreading rumors about the two officials who stepped ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
2
Ronaldo proves he's king of the kids
“We got to play piggy in the middle, where we had two people in the middle and a lot of people around the sides kicking the ball in a circle,” she ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
3
Trustee is piggy in the middle – can he just give up?
In In the matter of the Y Trust [2015] JRC 059, the Royal Court of Jersey was called upon to decide whether a trustee could surrender its power ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
4
Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale shows his fun side by training …
They play a game of piggy in the middle and go through shooting drills before saying goodbye to the winners. 'You see the passion they have ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Wimbledon 2015: Heather Watson outclasses Daniela Hantuchova …
... Watson set out to place the ball just slightly out of reach of her opponent's hitting zone, as if playing a high-stakes form of piggy in the middle. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Dear Coleen: My daughter's punishing me over mum's funeral
... still got yours! What should I do? I don't have siblings I can ask for advice and my husband and son would just feel like piggy in the middle. «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
Will isolating Russia save Ukraine?
... achieve a military neutral Ukraine with a strong and prosperous economy, rather than have the country play piggy in the middle between East ... «New Europe, Jun 15»
8
Stateside view: Why it could be time for Tim at next month's Gold Cup
... Neil Lennon – ever since, the defender has felt a little like piggy in the middle as he tried to nail down a regular spot under Jurgen Klinsmann. «The Bolton News, Jun 15»
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Objection grows for potential traveller's site in Aberdeenshire town
However, local councillor Gillian Owen said the council had been caught in a game of “piggy in the middle” between the Scottish Government ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jun 15»
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Coleen Nolan's problem page: I'm trapped in the middle of a warring …
... say to them what you've said to me at the end of your letter – you love them all dearly but you don't want to be piggy in the middle any more. «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Piggy in the middle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/piggy-in-the-middle>. May 2024 ».
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