anderes Ufer

German

Etymology

Literally: the “other shore”, the “other bank”.

Noun

anderes Ufer n (genitive anderen Ufers or andern Ufers, plural andere Ufer)

  1. for non-idiomatic uses see anderer, Ufer
    Das Dorf liegt am andern Ufer.
    The village is on the other shore.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, somewhat jocular but not disrespectful) batting for the other team; being gay, queerness, homosexuality
    Der scheint vom andern Ufer zu sein.
    He seems to bat for the other team./He seems to be gay.
    (literally, “He seems to be from the other shore.”)
    Bist du ans andere Ufer gewechselt?
    Do you bat for the other team now?/Have you turned gay?
    (literally, “Have you changed to the other shore?”)
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