lefty

English

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Etymology

left + -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛfti/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛfti

Noun

lefty (plural lefties)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) One who is left-handed.
    Synonyms: left-hander, southpaw, leftie
    Antonyms: righty, rightie
  2. (chiefly UK, informal, politics) One who has left-wing political views.
    Synonyms: leftist, left-winger, leftie
    Antonyms: righty, rightie
  3. (slang) One's left testicle.
    I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.
  4. (MLE, slang, uncommon) One's left hand.
    • 2020 January 18, “Routine”, (CGE) Young Stacks (lyrics), 0:35:
      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
    • 2022 April 14, “REALIFE”, LF70 (lyrics), 1:29:
      Spin that whip, let me see that dog, Imma blam that goal like Messi, shit gets messy – and I still get him down with my lefty

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Adjective

lefty (comparative more lefty, superlative most lefty)

  1. (Canada, US, not comparable) Left-handed.
  2. (Canada, US, not comparable) Intended for left-handed use.
    The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles.
  3. (UK, informal) Left-wing.
    • 2023 October 22, Tom Phillips, Uki Goñi, “‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
      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”.

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