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righty en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (US, informal) A right-handed person.
2. (UK, informal) A right-wing person.

Forms

Antonyms

lefty

Synonyms

right-hander · northpaw

Translations (6)

it destrimano (a right-handed person) · pt destro (a right-handed person) · de Rechtshänderin (a right-handed person) · cs pravák (a right-handed person) · cs pravačka (a right-handed person) · de Rechtshänder (a right-handed person)

righty en · INTJ · etymology 2

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).

Meanings

1. (informal) Right; used to indicate agreement or change of topic.

Forms

Deriveds

righty-ho

Relateds

all righty