amby

Etymology

Shortening of ambidextrous +‎ -y, after the pattern of rightie and leftie.

Noun

amby (plural ambies)

1. (informal) An ambidextrous person.
   • 1997 April 11, RP Pelletier, “Re: Burton Slide Test”, in rec.skiing.snowboard‎ (Usenet):

     Next time you have an amby, tell them quick like to close their eyes and serve a volleyball. Everybody prefers one side for something that they do, it's just a matter if syncing that something with a good choice to start the unknown with.

   • 1999 August, “Great Stuff”, in Cliff Gromer, editor, Popular Mechanics:

     The slim design makes for easy one-hand opening for righties, lefties and ambies.

   • 1999 March 31, \"R&B\" [username], “Righty? Or lefty?”, in rec.sport.golf‎ (Usenet):

     Are you a righty? Or a lefty? Or -- gasp! -- an "amby?" (If you're an "amby," then which way do you play?).

   • 2001, Rita Robinson, Discover Yourself Through Palm Reading, New Page Books, →ISBN, page 41:

     Medical scientists speculate that lefties and ambies exercise their brains more and grow more cells.

See also

• leftie
• rightie

Anagrams

• Byam