lefty

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who is left-handed. Canada,US,informal
  2. One who has left-wing political views. UK,informal
    — 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.
  3. One's left testicle. slang
    — I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.
  4. One's left hand. Multicultural-London-English,slang,uncommon
    — 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
形容词 adj.
  1. Left-handed. Canada,US,not-comparable
  2. Intended for left-handed use. Canada,US,not-comparable
    — The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles.
  3. Left-wing. UK,especially,informal
    — 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”.

词形变化

lefties plural leftie alternative more lefty comparative most lefty superlative leftie alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
lefty- leftycuck leftypol leftyspeak loony lefty

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English left
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English lefty
From left + -y (nominal suffix).
词源 2
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).
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