- left footer
- Noun. A Catholic. Derog.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
left footer
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left-footer — a person not conforming to the practices or beliefs of the majority Someone so described may not play football and, if he does, he may well prefer his right boot. It may refer to a homosexual: I can pass myself off as a left footer.… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
left-footer — leftˈ footˈer noun (slang) A Roman Catholic • • • Main Entry: ↑left … Useful english dictionary
left-footer — /lɛft ˈfʊtə/ (say left footuh) noun 1. Soccer a player who uses the left foot to kick the ball and who is positioned accordingly. 2. Australian Rules, Rugby a player who uses, or prefers to use, the left foot to kick for goal. 3. Chiefly Irish… …
left-footer — noun someone who is left footed Ant: right footer … Wiktionary
left footer — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary A Catholic old belief that Catholics used their left foot when digging with a spade, and Protestants, their right … English dialects glossary
left-footer — n 1. a Catholic 2. a homosexual Both uses of the term have been heard since the 1960s and are derived from the notion of abnormality associated with left handed/footedness … Contemporary slang
footer — Ⅰ. footer [1] ► NOUN 1) a person or thing of a specified number of feet in length or height: a six footer. 2) a kick of a football performed with a specified foot: a low left footer. 3) a line of text appearing at the foot of each page of a book… … English terms dictionary
footer — footer1 [ fʊtə] noun 1》 [in combination] a person or thing of a specified number of feet in length or height: a six footer. ↘a kick of a football performed with a specified foot: a low left footer. 2》 variant of footy. 3》 a line or block of… … English new terms dictionary
left-handed — 1. obsolete indicating illegitimacy From the bar sinister on a coat of arms, which is a sign of bastardy. 2. homosexual Using the same imagery as left footer: You don t think Andy s a bit left handed, do you? he asked Paddy… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
right-footer — /raɪt ˈfʊtə/ (say ruyt footuh) noun 1. Soccer a player who uses the right foot to kick the ball and who is positioned accordingly. 2. Australian Rules, Rugby a player who uses, or prefers to use, the right foot to kick for goal. 3. Chiefly Irish… …
