Meaning of piggy move up | Babel Free
Definitions
An informal game of baseball or softball, without separate teams, in which players take turns playing the different positions.
US, uncountable
Examples
“[The] burlesque broads from next door […] got bored in their dressing rooms. So they’d come⟳ out in the street and play⟳ baseball. […] They played piggy-move-up—softball.”
“He almost never thinks of the future, though he understands in an unformulated way that he will eventually grow⟳ up, will comb his hair back with water, and join⟳ the big boys in the back lane playing Piggy Move⟳ Up.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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