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SzczerbiakManiac
03-05-2012, 02:18 PM
For right-handed people, their right hand is called their "dominant" hand. What is the term used to describe the non-dominant hand? "Submissive" seems inappropriate. "Non-dominant" seems kludgy. "Recessive" sounds like a term more appropriate to the field of genetics.

I found lots of information on left- vs. right-handedness when I googled this question, but not a term for the hand which is not dominant.

Anyone have a bead on this?

Ghoulish Delight
03-05-2012, 02:25 PM
Non-dominant is all I've ever heard.

Alex
03-05-2012, 02:40 PM
weak side is a more general term.

I've always thought "offhand" was related to this but looking it up just now, apparently not.

Gn2Dlnd
03-05-2012, 02:46 PM
Did somebody say Handwich (http://www.parkeology.com/2010/08/talk-to-hand.html)?

Not Afraid
03-05-2012, 10:15 PM
"Other"

katiesue
03-05-2012, 10:46 PM
I just call it my left hand.

Kevy Baby
03-05-2012, 11:34 PM
I call it "the Mistress"

Moonliner
03-06-2012, 06:07 AM
I call it "the Mistress"

Wouldn't that be your dominate hand?