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left-footer

British

noun

informal (esp in Ireland and Scotland) a Roman Catholic

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Etymology

Origin of left-footer

C20: from the Northern Irish saying that farm workers in Eire use the left foot to push a spade when digging

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left-footer

Lola Brown is a left-footer for the under-19s but she's an incredible midfielder that can go and attack.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

He didn't whip it around like a left-footer should.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024

Canada’s hopes were all extinguished in the 70th minute when Kramaric set himself up for a left-footer from 14 yards.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2022

Brentford rode their luck as De Bruyne smacked a left-footer against the base of the post before Laporte's majestic header was ruled out for a marginal VAR offside decision.

From Reuters ● Dec. 29, 2021

Emanuel Reynoso flicked a sliding left-footer past goalkeeper into the far corner of the net to make it 1-1 in the 49th minute.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

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