noun
- a person who is right-handed
- a person with conservative political views
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; slang
Examples
- As a righty, she found it difficult to use left-handed scissors.
- The baseball coach noticed that most of his players were righties.
- Being a righty in a family of lefties made him feel different.
- The political debate featured a heated exchange between a righty and a lefty.
- Most righties hold their pen differently than left-handed people do.
- The righty pitcher had trouble throwing to first base.