Associations to the word «Lefty»

Wiktionary

LEFTY, noun. (US) One who is left-handed.
LEFTY, noun. (UK) One who has left-wing political views.
LEFTY, adjective. (US) left-handed
LEFTY, adjective. (US) intended for left-handed use
LEFTY, adjective. (UK) left-wing

Dictionary definition

LEFTY, noun. A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw".
LEFTY, noun. A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats