"lighty" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} lighty
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of lightly; however, more often a misspelling of lightly. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: lightly (extra: however, more often a misspelling of lightly)
    Sense id: en-lighty-en-adv-zpAgEJ3r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: lighties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lighty (plural lighties)
  1. (South Africa, slang) A young man; a boy. Tags: South-Africa, slang Synonyms: lightie
    Sense id: en-lighty-en-noun-flMxgGZZ Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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