righty tighty, lefty loosey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to recall the direction a standard screw, bolt, or nut must be turned to either be tightened or loosened, or the direction a key must be turned to either lock or unlock something, right meaning clockwise and left meaning counterclockwise.

Word forms

righty tighty, lefty loosey lefty loosey, righty tighty
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