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- [lef-tee]
- /ˈlɛf ti/
- /ˈlef.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lef-tee]
- /ˈlɛf ti/
Definitions of lefty word
- noun plural lefty a left-handed person. 1
- noun plural lefty a leftist. 1
- abbreviation LEFTY left-handed. 1
- adjective lefty leftist; left-wing. 1
- adverb lefty with the left hand; in a left-handed manner: He bats lefty. 1
- noun lefty Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player. 1
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Origin of lefty
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; left1 + -y2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lefty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lefty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lefty usage trend in Literature
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