lefty
pronunciation
How to pronounce lefty in British English:
UK ['leftɪ]
How to pronounce lefty in American English:
US [ˈlɛfti]
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- Noun:
- a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
- a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
Word Origin
- lefty (n.)
- "left-handed person," 1886, American English, baseball slang, from left + -y (3). Political sense by 1935.
Example
- 1. Want to face a lefty ?
- 2. So I only have my tattoos on my left side . I 'm also a lefty .
- 3. They hired you because we needed a lefty .
- 4. When lefty stoie you , my dad got fired .
- 5. One possibility is that lefty snails have difficulty mating with their right-handed relations .