"seatie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seaties [plural]
Etymology: seat + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seat|ie}} seat + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} seatie (plural seaties)
  1. (UK, Ireland, colloquial) Synonym of backie (“a ride on the back of a cycle”) Tags: Ireland, UK, colloquial Synonyms: backie [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-seatie-en-noun-BcogJbHR Categories (other): British English, Irish English

Inflected forms

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