Southpaw In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "southpaw", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Flora Ha calendar 2020-12-29 06:12

Meaning of Southpaw

Synonyms:

left-hander , lefty , left-handed person

Southpaw American noun slang

A person who are left-handed, especially athletes such as boxers and pitchers

I don't know that you are a southpaw.

Being a southpaw pitcher, he won the ball pitch competition.

He is known as a southpaw boxer.

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slip (one) five

1. To hold (one) hand and move it up and down.

2. To give (one) a high five.

give me/gimme (a) five

Said when someone wants you to hit your hand against their hand to show congratulation or celebration

run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair

If someone runs their fingers through your hair, they passtheir fingers through your hair.

Grammar and Usage of Southpaw

Origin of Southpaw

The word “southpaw” originated from a baseball match in the days before lighting systems can make night games possible. Most ballparks were oriented so that the batter would be looking east out to the mound in order to avoid staring into the glare of the afternoon sun. Therefore, with pitchers facing west when they stared into home plate, the arm of a left-handed hurler would be to the south side of the diamond.

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