anderes Ufer
German
Etymology
Literally: the “other shore”, the “other bank”.
Noun
anderes Ufer n (genitive anderen Ufers or andern Ufers, plural andere Ufer)
- for non-idiomatic uses see anderer, Ufer
- Das Dorf liegt am andern Ufer.
- The village is on the other shore.
- (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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