lefty
One who is left-handedOne who is left-handed.
» Tom is a lefty.
Tom ist Linkshänder. — pullnosemans
Том левша. — odexed
Том - левша. — marafon
Том шульга. — deniko
Том — шульга. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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 · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruВправо - закручивать, влево - откручивать. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
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
Antonyms
2 antonymsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.