Lefty

/ˈlɛfti/ · noun

Meaning

(Canada, US, informal) One who is left-handed..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Canada, US, informal) One who is left-handed.
2. (chiefly UK, informal, politics) One who has left-wing political views.
3. (slang) One's left testicle.
4. (MLE, slang, uncommon) One's left hand.
5. (Canada, US, not comparable) Left-handed.
6. (Canada, US, not comparable) Intended for left-handed use.
7. (UK, informal) Left-wing.

Example Sentences

The new brocialism cares deeply about women’s issues of course – just not enough to elect an actual woman. They don’t need to, because good lefties speak for all us. They don’t even notice gender.

I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.

This pole gets whipped, I miss dishing it, putting red on the can like Pepsi Govs said I defy, I never been right but my yank does love my lefty

Spin that whip, let me see that dog, Imma blam that goal like Messi, shit gets messy – and I still get him down with my lefty

The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles.

The prospect of an Argentinian amalgam of Bolsonaro and Trump taking power has horrified progressive voters and also, apparently, Pope Francis, whom Milei has bad-mouthed as a “lefty son of a bitch”.

Synonyms for lefty

Antonyms for lefty

Related Words

Word Forms

• lefties
• leftie
• more lefty
• most lefty

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