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

But it faces a mammoth task, with polls showing that the Green Party -- newly headed by a charismatic leader 30 years younger than Corbyn -- is mopping up most disaffected lefties.

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"The only problem is that I'm a lefty and they're all right-handed guitars."

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“People perceive me as this sort of lefty figure; I think I’m more conservative than people think. I just happen to be talking about a government in extremis,” he said.

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“Once I changed to lefty,” she said, “everything changed.”

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The two joysticks accommodate righties or lefties, but you only use one to fly.

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