how to pronounce southpaw

/ˈsaʊθ.pɔː/

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southpaw is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of southpaw in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… divides in my constituency southpaw and …”

meanings of southpaw

noun:

A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left.
(informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
A left-handed pitcher.

southpaw frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word southpaw occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics southpaw can be related to

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