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lefty

 noun
     
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left‧y , leftie plural lefties [countable]
1 informal especially British EnglishPPG someone who has left-wing political ideas - used to show disapproval,:
a group of liberals and lefties
2 informal especially American EnglishHBH someone who uses their left hand for writing, throwing etc
—lefty adjective:
I don't get on with his lefty friends.
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