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Well, southpaw doesn't have a pejorative connotation, so I guess it beats being called "sinister".

• kls 9y ago
  sinistra, in Latin proper, simply meant left. It was later that someone decided that left = evil and sinister, well became sinister, but the historical root simply means left and is the original archaic definition of sinister. Personally I am more concerned by our higher than average death rate than I am worried about being touched by the devil.
  • inanutshellus 9y ago
    Don't let yourself be touched by the devil and maybe you'll live longer! /s
  • dudul 9y ago
    A quick Google research will return a few articles explaining how the studies that started this myth about higher death rate in the 80s and 90s were flawed.
    • kls 9y ago
      Good to know, it's been some time since I read about left handed deaths and only recall the articles being all the buzz back then.
      • dudul 9y ago
        I had never heard of this higher death rate thing, and being a lefty myself I was curious after your comment :)
• pbhjpbhj 9y ago
  Seems just as likely that southpaw is a malapropism for sinister at some point; in our family at least mis-hearings are often a long way off the intended word.