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Lefty

//ˈlɛfti// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Left-handed. Canada, US, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Intended for left-handed use. Canada, US, not-comparable

    "The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles."

  3. 3
    Left-wing. UK, informal

    "The prospect of an Argentinian amalgam of Bolsonaro and Trump taking power has horrified progressive voters and also, apparently, Pope Francis, whom Milei has bad-mouthed as a “lefty son of a bitch”."

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is left-handed. Canada, US, informal
  2. 2
    a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand wordnet
  3. 3
    One who has left-wing political views. UK, informal

    "The new brocialism cares deeply about women’s issues of course – just not enough to elect an actual woman. They don’t need to, because good lefties speak for all us. They don’t even notice gender."

  4. 4
    a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right wordnet
  5. 5
    One's left testicle. slang

    "I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today."

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  1. 6
    One's left hand. Multicultural-London-English, slang, uncommon

    "This pole gets whipped, I miss dishing it, putting red on the can like Pepsi Govs said I defy, I never been right but my yank does love my lefty"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From left + -y (nominal suffix).

Etymology 2

From left + -y (adjectival suffix).

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