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. — deniko
ruТом левша. — odexed
deTom ist Linkshänder. — pullnosemans
Are you a lefty?
ruТы левша? — marafon
Righty tighty, lefty loosey.
Вправо — закручувати, вліво — відкручувати. — deniko
ruВправо - закручивать, влево - откручивать. — marafon
I'm a lefty.
Я шульга. — aandrusiak
ruЯ левша. — al_ex_an_der
deIch bin Linkshänder. — Sudajaengi
Tim is a lefty.
deTim ist Linkshänder. — wolfgangth
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