Meanings
comparative more ambi · superlative most ambi
- informalAmbidextrous.
And the rest of many of you, are ambi! I always thought *that* was way too cool.
2000 October 12, Poettttt, “Left or right? OT handedness....”, in alt.support.eating-disord (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 20252 more examples
I later began relearning everthing the real "right way," which is to say the left-handed way. I became truly "ambi" in most things I do.
1997 October 20, David A. Hardin, “whyisit...?”, in alt.lefthanders (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025Of course, there's the prejudice toward lefties. (i.e. "sinister") Those who are ambi or semi-ambi are just thought of as strange. In my case, it rather nicely fits my personality to be semi-ambi, as I also have other odd talents and display inginuity and intrepidness.
2000 January 30, Bloody Viking, “Question to Add to the .FAQ File.”, in alt.lefthanders (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025
plural ambis
- informalAn ambidextrous person.
I am a righty, but have noticed I am becoming more of an ambi each day.
2000 October 12, Jessica MacMullin, “Left or right? OT handedness....”, in alt.support.eating-disord (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 20252 more examples
This with the sickle illustrates the frustration of lefties, but also ambis when their right hand gets tired and want to switch over.
2000 February 1, Bloody Viking, “Dangerous Tools.”, in alt.lefthanders (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025(Let's count James A. Garfield as a lefty, although some say he was ambidextrous and others say he was a lefty; many ambis are lefties who learn to do some tasks with their right hands.)
2009 January 29, Earl Evleth, “Ancient Lefties: The History of Obama's Handedness”, in alt.activism.death-penalty (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025Synonyms: ambidexter, amby
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ambidextrous person.
Origin
Clipping of ambidextrous.
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ambi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambi
“ambi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambi.
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