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left-footer

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noun

  1. informal (esp in Ireland and Scotland) a Roman Catholic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC Dec. 26, 2024

Sharp intakes of breath echoed around Ahmad bin Ali every time the little left-footer got his famous boot on the ball and he rocked the stadium with a delightful opener.

From BBC Dec. 3, 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

He chipped the ball over goalkeeper Tomas Romero to open the scoring in the 20th and tied it at 2 in the 64th with a sharp angle left-footer into the lower-right corner.

From Seattle Times Aug. 28, 2021

Lloyd took over from there, scoring a left-footer in first-half stoppage time and winning a one-on-one duel with Australia goalkeeper Teagan Micah.

From Washington Post Aug. 5, 2021

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