leggie

English

Etymology

From leg +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

leggie (plural leggies)

1. (childish) A leg (limb).
   • 1870, Nearer to Jesus, memorials of Robert Walter Fergus:

     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!"

2. (cricket, slang) A leg spin bowler, i.e. leg spinner.
   • 2004 February 12, Chloe Saltau, The Age‎^[1]:

     I'm still top leggie, says Warne [article title]

3. (cricket, slang) A leg break delivery.
4. (surfing) A leg rope.