lefty
One who is left-handedOne who is left-handed.
» Tom is a lefty.
Tom ist Linkshänder.
Том левша.
Том - левша.
Том шульга.
Том — шульга.
Meaning
4 senses(Canada, US, informal)One who is left-handed.
a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
(UK, informal)One who has left-wing political views.
лева́кlevák, лева́чкаleváčka
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
(slang)One's left testicle.
I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.
(Multicultural London English, slang, uncommon)One's left hand.
Examples
8 sentencesTom is a lefty.
Том шульга.
ruТом левша.
deTom ist Linkshänder.
Are you a lefty?
ruТы левша?
Righty tighty, lefty loosey.
Вправо — закручувати, вліво — відкручувати.
ruВправо - закручивать, влево - откручивать.
I'm a lefty.
Я шульга.
ruЯ левша.
deIch bin Linkshänder.
Tim is a lefty.
deTim ist Linkshänder.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
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Forms
plural: leftiesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right:left-handersouthpaw
- a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand:left-handed pitcherleft-handerleft handerlefthandersouthpaw