righty

nouninterjectionattested in dialogue

A right-handed person.

noun

1
informalA right-handed person.
2
informalA right-wing person.

Etymology

Etymology tree English right Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English righty From right + -y (nominal suffix).

interjection

1
informalRight; used to indicate agreement or change of topic.

Etymology

Etymology tree English right Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English righty From right + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Forms

plural: righties

rightfully · In accordance with what is right or just.rightly · In a right manner; correctly, justifiably.righto · Okay; all right.

righty · A right-handed person.

rigid · Stiff, rather than flexible.Rigor · A surname from Spanish.Riker · A surname.

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