Wingy

Definitions

1. One who has an amputated arm or arms.
   slang
2. One who has a wing position.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“He was crippled in one leg, which fact accounted for his moniker, for on the Road a lame man is a gimpy; even as a one-armed man is a wingy.”

“All the golfers shown played in the N.Z. Annual "wingies" and "limbies" tournament, total number⟳ of competitors, 40.”

“Many of the cricketers were amputees, yet they were not without resources. The "wingies" did the running for the "stumpies," and the "stumpies" did the batting for the "wingies."”

“Although I knew comparatively little of matronship, as such, I did know⟳ a great deal⟳ of mothering, and for "wingies and stumpies" as they called themselves, the blind and the maimed who had given so much, all the service and devotion of which I was capable was only too little.”

“Wingies, don't you love⟳ the lead⟳ who immediately rudders you out to route at 500 feet and then turns into you while giving a channel change⟳.”

“Damn it all, I know⟳ you're right, Dar, but I've never lost a wingy before.”

“My wingies tried to pep-talk me into believing that I could do better in the next test⟳.”

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