Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piggy in the middle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: pig-gy in the mid-dle
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game where one group has to keep an object, normally a ball, within their group and away from another group or individual.

Uncountable

noun

The player in that game from whom the object is kept away.

Countable

noun

Keeping something between one's own group, away from others.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person caught in an awkward situation between two other people.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Millions of us who work in companies of all sizes are piggies in the middle. We are trussed up, torn between the old and the new, and just trying to make things work."

Usage

Inflected Forms

piggies in the middle (plural)

Phrases

keep-away

Frequently Paired Words

keep-away

Questions

What does piggy in the middle mean?: A game where one group has to keep an object, normally a ball, within their group and away from another group or individual.

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