leggie

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noun

A leg (limb).

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Meanings

nounleggie (plural leggies)

plural leggies

  1. childishA leg (limb).

    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!"

    1870, Nearer to Jesus, memorials of Robert Walter Fergus
  2. slangball gamesA leg spin bowler, i.e. leg spinner.

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

    2004 February 12, Chloe Saltau, The Age
  3. slangball gamesA leg break delivery.

    Boon couldn't handle my inswingers, Waugh had no idea with my off-cutters and my leggies were making Taylor dizzy.

    1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 7
  4. hobbiesA leg rope.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
leg ropeleg spinner

Origin

From leg + -ie.

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APA

leggie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leggie

MLA

“leggie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leggie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leggie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leggie.

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