Leftpondian

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adjective

From or of Leftpondia.

Opposite
Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveLeftpondian (comparative more Leftpondian, superlative most Leftpondian)

comparative more Leftpondian · superlative most Leftpondian

  1. slangFrom or of Leftpondia.

    1999 December 29, Garry J. Vass , "London Boink -> update (Leftpondian)", alt.usage.english, uk.culture.language.english, Usenet.

    2 more examples

    As has been pointed out here before, Leftpondian check forms typically have a blank for the amount in words followed by "/100 dollars", to be filled in in the style "Forty-five and 37/100 dollars".

    2001 January 4, Mark Brader , “Re: Twenty-six-hundred”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet)

    Or is there perhaps some Leftpondian region where "rather" is used as an intensifier?

    2003 February 5, Harvey V , “Re: preference preference”, in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe (Usenet)
  2. slangLike a Leftpondian person.

    I may be *so* Leftpondian, but you love me anyway!

    2000 March 12, Polgara The Sorceress , “Re: Nouns as Verbs”, in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe (Usenet)
    1 more example

    How very Leftpondian of you to refer to them thus...

    2000 August 3, John Ward , “Re: Point this friday ( 28th July)”, in uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5.social (Usenet)
nounLeftpondian (plural Leftpondians)

plural Leftpondians

  1. slangA Leftpondian person.

    Leftpondians are at least 24,000 years older than previously thought, according to an article in today's Independent.

    2005 July 5, Peter Boulding , “Attention Leftpondians: you're older than you think”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    No, not particularly. That's why I offered it as an example of a large place well known to Brits but not to Leftpondians. It is very close to Manchester.

    2003 June 20, Jacqui , “Nu Salford displaces Real Manc [was Re: Between X to Y]”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet)

    Just heard a Leftpondian, on the radio news and in relevance to airport security, refer to "specially trained canine units".

    2006 August 10, Dr Peter Young , “Leftpondian circumlocution.”, in alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

Apparently from the Usenet newsgroup alt.usage.english circa 1997. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usage.english/browse_frm/thread/f0a61071e7d33b56

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APA

Leftpondian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leftpondian

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“Leftpondian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leftpondian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leftpondian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leftpondian.

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