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[delicate ibex]

Please be patient

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[worldly bear]

Unless you're planning to talk about boxing with people who use boxing jargon, I don't see the point of specifically learning that definition.

As for why it's masculine, I would imagine that that comes from "gauche" originally being an adjective that describes a hit/hook. Un poing gauche / un crochet gauche.

It seems weird to me, since a hit with the right fist is "une droite".

"Il lui a mis une belle droite !"

But I also know nothing about boxing.

[hexed halo]

Thanks so much for the explanation, Kitty. Meant a lot to me. 🙏