lefty
SubstantivAdjektivin Dialogen belegt
- //ˈlɛfti//
One who is left-handed.
Substantiv
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umgangssprachlichOne who is left-handed.
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umgangssprachlichOne 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.
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SlangOne's left testicle.
I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.
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SlangOne'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
Herkunft
Etymology tree English left Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lefty From left + -y (nominal suffix).
Adjektiv
- 1
Left-handed.
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Intended for left-handed use.
The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles.
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umgangssprachlichLeft-wing.
Lefty media
Lefty Twitter
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”.
Herkunft
Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lefty From left + -y (adjectival suffix).
Formen
- Plural
- lefties
- Komparativ
- more lefty
- Superlativ
- most lefty