lefty

noun, adj — 7 senses

lefty

noun

/ˈlɛfti/

Etymology From left + -y (nominal suffix).

1

Canada, US, Informal One who is left-handed.

2

Government, Politics 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.2015 September 12, Suzanne Moore, “As Jeremy Corbyn was anointed leader, not one female voice was heard”, in The Guardian:

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 lefty2020 January 18, “Routine”, (CGE) Young Stacks (lyrics), 0:35:
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 lefty2022 April 14, “REALIFE”, LF70 (lyrics), 1:29:

Derived terms: lefty-, leftycuck, leftypol, leftyspeak, loony lefty

lefty

adj

Etymology From left + -y (adjectival suffix).

1

Canada, US Left-handed.

2

Canada, US Intended for left-handed use.

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

3

UK, Especially, Informal Left-wing.

Lefty media
Lefty Twitter

1 more example

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”.2023 October 22, Tom Phillips, Uki Goñi, “‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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