southpaw

southpaw

slang Someone who is left-handed, especially an athlete such as a boxer or baseball player. Huh, I never knew you were a southpaw! Does it make playing the guitar harder? Her next opponent was a southpaw, which really threw her normal boxing strategy out of whack.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

southpaw

n. a left-handed person. My sister is a southpaw, but I’m not.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • switch hitter
  • switch-hitter
  • tomato can
  • lefthanded
  • left-handed compliment
  • left-handed compliment, a
  • left-handed wife
  • cry for the moon
  • be punch-drunk
  • crap on (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Fortune said he has a lot of respect for Thurman's trainer Dan Birmingham whose proteges include two southpaws, former IBF/WBC lightheavyweight champion Chad Dawson and former IBF/WBC/WBA/WBO superwelterweight ruler Winky Wright.
Rehearsals for Erimus, a dance performance by Southpaw Dance Company and 100 volunteer performers marking the reopening of Middlesbrough Town Hall.
He fights from both a southpaw and orthodox stance.
The 24 year old was on top from the start and the finishing punch was a left to the ribs - thrown from the southpaw stance - that put Mora on his knees for the '10' count and more.
"I've been sparring Josh Buatsi all the time and he's just not the same style as these southpaws.
Southpaw are hoping to bring Speakeasy back next year and can expect another warm welcome.
As part of the IP acquisition agreement, Southpaw will continue to develop and sell Tactic Workflow, a content management application designed to build products in various B2B markets.
Southpaw is a rousing parable of triumph over adversity that won't knock out any fans of The Champ, Rocky and other displays of pugilistic big screen machismo.
"You need a lot of magic when it comes to combining the song with the visuals," says music supervisor John Houlihan, who suggested Heller's tune to Eminem, the "Southpaw" soundtrack's executive producer.
Penned by Sons Of Anarchy's Kurt Sutter, Southpaw follows Billy as the knock-on effect of a tragic incident sees him reach rock bottom, before he searches for redemption with the aid of a retired fighter, played by Forest Whitaker.
And while Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw offers little in the way of original storyline (Jake Gyllenhaal's gritty pugilist must recover his world-class talent from a low ebb, regain former glory and have his stab at the Championship belt) but is well sustained, impressively staged and features a strong cast.
New boxing movie Southpaw is out in cinemas on Friday July, 24, and is packed with some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
My son just started playing baseball and asked why the pitcher on his team is called a southpaw because he is left-handed.
The national selection committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recalled the southpaw in the team announced on Monday for the first two Tests.
Goodwin has a healthy respect for his opponent, saying: "He seems a good fighter, plus he is a southpaw. I will have to be at my best and I intend to be."