Lefty
noun
A person who is left-handed.
A lefty will have difficulty using a right-handed guitar.
Often appears as...
- natural lefty
- lefty hitter
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Colloquial
noun
A person who supports the political left or left-wing politics.
He's a self-proclaimed lefty, always fighting for workers' rights.
Often appears as...
- liberal lefty
- political lefty
noun
A person who is left-handed.
A lefty will have difficulty using a right-handed guitar.
Often appears as...
- natural lefty
- lefty hitter
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A person who supports the political left or left-wing politics.
He's a self-proclaimed lefty, always fighting for workers' rights.
Often appears as...
- liberal lefty
- political lefty
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Pro Tip 1/3Handedness Mention
Use 'lefty' to indicate someone is left-handed, especially in conversations about hand preference.
When we play baseball, I'm the only lefty on the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Label
'Lefty' is informal and friendly when referring to left-handed individuals.
My sister, the lefty, just bought new art supplies.
Pro Tip 3/3Equipment Challenges
Mention 'lefty' when discussing challenges left-handers face with equipment designed for right-handers.
I need to find a lefty-friendly can opener.
Pro Tip 1/3Handedness Mention
Use 'lefty' to indicate someone is left-handed, especially in conversations about hand preference.
When we play baseball, I'm the only lefty on the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Label
'Lefty' is informal and friendly when referring to left-handed individuals.
My sister, the lefty, just bought new art supplies.
Pro Tip 3/3Equipment Challenges
Mention 'lefty' when discussing challenges left-handers face with equipment designed for right-handers.
I need to find a lefty-friendly can opener.
Pro Tip 1/3Handedness Mention
Use 'lefty' to indicate someone is left-handed, especially in conversations about hand preference.
When we play baseball, I'm the only lefty on the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Label
'Lefty' is informal and friendly when referring to left-handed individuals.
My sister, the lefty, just bought new art supplies.
Pro Tip 3/3Equipment Challenges
Mention 'lefty' when discussing challenges left-handers face with equipment designed for right-handers.
I need to find a lefty-friendly can opener.
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be quite an interesting thing like I said instead of seeing a thumb at the beginning of Drive we will see well socks at the beginning of drive a guy that's how you're gonna have to sort your drives from now on no longer fingers you're going to do your socks and toes we're lefty it sends all kinds of fancy ones I'm sure there are lots of
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Michael Moschen:...
And as a golfer and as a kid, one of the things that really sort of seeped into my pores, that I sort of lived my whole life, is process. And it's the process of learning things. One of the great things was that my father was an avid golfer, but he was lefty.
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Why are some people...
If people were only fighting and competing throughout human evolution, natural selection would lead to more lefties being the ones that made it until there were so many of them, that it was no longer a rare asset. So in a purely competitive world,
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Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
be quite an interesting thing like I said instead of seeing a thumb at the beginning of Drive we will see well socks at the beginning of drive a guy that's how you're gonna have to sort your drives from now on no longer fingers you're going to do your socks and toes we're lefty it sends all kinds of fancy ones I'm sure there are lots of
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Michael Moschen:...
And as a golfer and as a kid, one of the things that really sort of seeped into my pores, that I sort of lived my whole life, is process. And it's the process of learning things. One of the great things was that my father was an avid golfer, but he was lefty.
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Why are some people...
If people were only fighting and competing throughout human evolution, natural selection would lead to more lefties being the ones that made it until there were so many of them, that it was no longer a rare asset. So in a purely competitive world,
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Quote examples
Curtis Granderson
American Athlete
Left-handed pitchers get paid a lot of money to get left-handed guys out or else they wouldn't be in there. They feel confident going up against lefties. If you look at most lefties' numbers, typically they happen to be better against lefties than against righties. That's all it is.
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Allison Pearson
Welsh Author
My child was one of Nature's Tories pitted against a mother who was one of nurture's Lefties: it was no contest.
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Anna Soubry
British Politician
I came into politics to fight lefties... That's where political fighting goes.
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Alexis Ohanian
American Businessman
Reddit has attracted a lefty, libertarian audience since the beginning.
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Jules Shear
American Musician
I taught myself how to play when I was about 13. I'm a lefty.
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RJ Barrett
Canadian Athlete
I'm right-handed with everything. My mom was lefty.
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Goran Dragic
Slovenian Athlete
I'm a lefty, so I really love Manu Ginobli's games.
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Arthur Baer
American Journalist
Lefty Grove could throw a lamb chop past a wolf.
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Cody Bellinger
American Athlete
I never really had problems with lefties.
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Vince Cable
British Politician
I am a bit of a lefty on some issues.
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Curtis Granderson
American Athlete
Left-handed pitchers get paid a lot of money to get left-handed guys out or else they wouldn't be in there. They feel confident going up against lefties. If you look at most lefties' numbers, typically they happen to be better against lefties than against righties. That's all it is.
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Allison Pearson
Welsh Author
My child was one of Nature's Tories pitted against a mother who was one of nurture's Lefties: it was no contest.
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Anna Soubry
British Politician
I came into politics to fight lefties... That's where political fighting goes.
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Alexis Ohanian
American Businessman
Reddit has attracted a lefty, libertarian audience since the beginning.
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Jules Shear
American Musician
I taught myself how to play when I was about 13. I'm a lefty.
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RJ Barrett
Canadian Athlete
I'm right-handed with everything. My mom was lefty.
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Goran Dragic
Slovenian Athlete
I'm a lefty, so I really love Manu Ginobli's games.
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Arthur Baer
American Journalist
Lefty Grove could throw a lamb chop past a wolf.
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Cody Bellinger
American Athlete
I never really had problems with lefties.
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Vince Cable
British Politician
I am a bit of a lefty on some issues.
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