Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leggie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: leg-gie
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A leg spin bowler, i.e. leg spinner.

Slang

noun

A leg break delivery.

Slang

noun

Example Sentences

"Once when I was trying to make his position a little more comfortable, he said — "Never mind left leggie, mamma; it does not need any care. What would I give if poor right leggie was only like it once more!""
"I'm still top leggie, says Warne [article title]"
"Boon couldn't handle my inswingers, Waugh had no idea with my off-cutters and my leggies were making Taylor dizzy."

Etymology

From leg + -ie.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

leggies (plural)

Questions

What does leggie mean?: A leg (limb).
Where does leggie come from?: From leg + -ie.

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