lefty

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lefty¹

  • /ˈlɛfti/

Rhymes with -ɛfti

noun lefties · leftie

  1. Canada, US, informal One who is left-handed.

    Similar: left-hander, southpaw, leftie · Opposite: righty, rightie

  2. UK, informal One who has left-wing political views. 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.

    Similar: leftist, left-winger, leftie · Opposite: righty, rightie

  3. slang One's left testicle. I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.
  4. Multicultural London English, slang, uncommon One's left hand. 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

lefty²

  • /ˈlɛfti/

Rhymes with -ɛfti

adjective more lefty · most lefty · leftie

  1. Canada, US, not comparable Left-handed.
  2. Canada, US, not comparable Intended for left-handed use. The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles.
  3. UK, especially, informal Left-wing. Lefty media

    Similar: woke

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: left-hander, southpaw, left-handed pitcher, left-handed, left, loosey, pitcher, izquierdo, righty, loony lefty, loony leftie, left hooker, leftard, lefturd, loony left, lazybutt

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noun one who has left-wing political views

Françaisgaucho
Русскийлева́к levák, лева́чка leváčka
עבריתשְׂמָאלִי smalí, שְׂמֹאלָנִי smolaní

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@misc{lefty_2026,
  title = {lefty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lefty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}