righties

Most people, handwise

Righties is the informal plural for people who are right-handed, as opposed to lefties.

In political contexts, righties refers to those with conservative or right-wing views.

The lefties and righties were arguing about tax policy again.

In baseball and other sports, righties are players who throw or bat right-handed.

The manager brought in a reliever to face the righties in the lineup.

handedness

dextral

Of the right hand

pitcher · batter · hitter · slugger · throw · grip · stance · batting order · lineup · switch-hitter

conservative

republican

Advocate against hereditary rule

nationalist · neoconservative · paleoconservative · libertarian · capitalist · hawkish · pro-life · federalist · Tea Party · MAGA

Categories
Opposites
handedness

rightieslefties

Non-dominant-hand majority

southpaws · left-handers

political orientation

rightieslefties

Non-dominant-hand majority

leftists · liberals · progressives · left-wingers · socialists

Family

rightist, rightism

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G