lefty

Meaning

Noun

1. (Canada, US, informal) One who is left-handed.
2. (UK, informal) One who has left-wing political views.
3. (slang) One's left testicle.
4. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, uncommon) One's left hand.

Adj

1. (Canada, US, not-comparable) Left-handed.
2. (Canada, US, not-comparable) Intended for left-handed use.
3. (UK, informal) Left-wing.

Opposite of

righty, rightie

Synonyms

southpaw

left-hander

left-handed person

left-handed pitcher

left

lefthander

left-handed

left hander

Translations

gaucher

Linkshänder

mancino

gauche

linkshändig

Linkshänderin

اليساريّ

canhoto

esquerrà

gauchère

mancina

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛfti/

Etymology

From left + -y (nominal suffix).