サウスポー

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

southpaw; left-handed person

sports

Sports term for a left-handed player, especially a pitcher or boxer; it can also be used casually for a left-handed person in general.

左ひだり利きき
The ordinary neutral word for a left-handed person; サウスポー has a sportier, loanword feel.
左さ腕わん
In baseball, 左腕 can mean a left-handed pitcher; サウスポー is broader and can refer to left-handed athletes or people.

A katakana sports term. No language of origin is specified, so no specific borrowing history is asserted here.