2007-02-05 05:24:41 · 5 answers · asked by Alena D 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Other - Games & Recreation
Children usually love being given piggyback rides. When you give a child a piggyback ride what you normally do is to put him on your shoulders or on your back and walk around with him. The expression "piggyback" comes from "pick a pack". In the old days — and I guess even now — it was common practice for individuals who had to carry a heavy object to invariably place it on their back. This method of carrying things around was called "pick a pack". And `pick a pack' when said quickly became `pickapack'. Parents often carried their children "pickapack" too. But children because they loved animals so much changed "pickapack" to "piggyback".
2007-02-09 04:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by Eva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people used to ride on pigs.
2007-02-05 13:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the way Pigs.. Hump other Pigs..
so humans just were like...
"look at them pigs.. great way of gettin around"
"here look.. get on my back... ill take you for a ride"
haha..!
2007-02-06 17:48:08 · answer #3 · answered by hehehe bob--saget 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have know idea
2007-02-05 15:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by Katie214 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that is a good question!?!?!?!??!?
2007-02-05 13:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by tonimichelle1221 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋