Meaning of Wingy | Babel Free

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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