lefty

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈlɛfti/

Definition of lefty

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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

adj

  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, informal)Left-wing.
    “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”.”

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Etymology

From left + -y (nominal suffix).

Anagrams of lefty

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