Kicks with right
A right-footer is someone who kicks primarily with their right foot, used especially in soccer and rugby: The team needs another right-footer on the wing.
In Irish and Scottish contexts, right-footer is slang for a Protestant, from the notion of which foot one uses to push a spade—distinguishing Catholics (left-footers) from Protestants.
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Kicks with right
A right-footer is someone who kicks primarily with their right foot, used especially in soccer and rugby: The team needs another right-footer on the wing.
In Irish and Scottish contexts, right-footer is slang for a Protestant, from the notion of which foot one uses to push a spade—distinguishing Catholics (left-footers) from Protestants.
1. soccer — striker, One who hits targets; scorer (One who earns points); goal (Desired end result); finisher (One who completes tasks); shot · volley · curler · cross · corner · penalty · assist · dribbler · winger · forward
DOMINANT FOOTright-footer ≠ left-footer One who kicks leftward; southpaw · lefty
RELIGIOUS IDENTITY (Irish/UK slang)right-footer ≠ left-footer One who kicks leftward; Catholic · Fenian
right, foot, footer, rightly, rightness, rightful, rightfully, rights, footed
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/right-footer