lefty

¹

Or left·ie

[lef-tee]

noun

Informal.

plural

lefties 

1. a left-handed person.

2. a leftist.

lefty

²

[lef-tee]

adjective

1. left-handed.

2. leftist; left-wing.

adverb

1. with the left leave left hand; in a left-handed manner.

   He bats lefty.

lefty

/ ˈlɛftɪ /

noun

1. a left-winger

2. a left-handed person

Word History and Origins

Origin of lefty¹

First recorded in 1925–30; left ¹ + -y ²

Origin of lefty²

First recorded in 1885–90; left ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“I want to throw lefties against him whenever we can,” Murphy said.

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The Phillies did indeed make life tough on the Dodgers’ best lefty bats.

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Ms. Takaichi’s best course under these circumstances may be to embrace a modified 21st-century version of what American lefties used to call “military Keynesianism.”

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“I think the lefties are part of it,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

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"They tend to be the frothy coffee drinking liberal lefties. They are speaking to the same people," they added.

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