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southpaw

 

[ หˆsaสŠฮธหŒpษ”ห ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

boxing

A left-handed boxer or a boxer who leads with their right hand and stands with the right foot forward.

Synonyms

lefty, south paw.

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Word Description / Examples
southpaw

Mainly used in sports, especially boxing and baseball, to describe a left-handed athlete. This term is quite formal.

  • The southpaw pitcher has been dominating the league this season
  • The boxer had trouble facing a southpaw opponent
lefty

Commonly used in everyday conversations to casually refer to someone who is left-handed. It has a more informal tone.

  • He's a lefty, so he needs different scissors
  • My friend is a lefty and writes beautifully
south paw

Alternative spelling of 'southpaw', suitable for the same contexts but less commonly used.

  • The south paw was tricky for the right-handed players
  • She faced a south paw in the final match

Examples of usage

  • He's known for his powerful left hook as a southpaw.
  • The southpaw fighter has a unique advantage in the ring.

Translations

Translations of the word "southpaw" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น canhoto

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคพเคเค‚ เคนเคพเคฅ เค•เคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Linkshรคnder

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tangan kidal

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัˆัƒะปัŒะณะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ maล„kut

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅทฆๅˆฉใ (ใฒใ ใ‚Šใใ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท gaucher

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ zurdo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท solak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์™ผ์†์žก์ด (oensonjabi)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃุนุณุฑ (a'sar)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ levรกk

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ฤพavรกk

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅทฆๆ’‡ๅญ (zuว’ piฤ“ zi)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ leviฤar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รถrvhentur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะพะปะฐา›ะฐะน

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒชแƒฎแƒ”แƒœแƒ แƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒก

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ solaxay

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ zurdo

Etymology

The term 'southpaw' originated in baseball in the 19th century to describe a left-handed pitcher. It was later adopted by boxing to refer to a left-handed fighter. The word 'southpaw' is believed to come from the orientation of baseball diamonds, where the pitcher faced south, so a left-handed pitcher's throwing arm would be on the 'south' side. Over time, 'southpaw' became synonymous with left-handed individuals in various sports and activities.

See also: south, southerly, southern, southward, southwards.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #39,510, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.