to the left

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English

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Prepositional phrase

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to the left

  1. (fandom slang) Different; resembling a given concept, but different in an unspecified way.
    Sunshades are really just umbrellas, but to the left.
    • 2022 January 8, Casey06, “I love you (but to the left)”, in Archive Of Our Own[1] (fan fiction), archived from the original on 2024-06-26:
      Dean says "I love you" but it's not quite on purpose. After Castiel almost gets hurt in a hunt Dean loses his shit and may say some things he can't take back.
    • 2022 November 16, @vesmiryn, “Archived copy”, in Twitter[2], archived from the original on 26 June 2024:
      Y'all, please give Paul a follow and check out Bovaskala! Kespar is a really cool card game he created [] (think poker but to the left) and chatting with him is not only a joy, but can lead to things like a new fortune telling tarot deck for the world!
    • 2023 March 18, @Not_Bxnny, “Archived copy”, in Twitter[3], archived from the original on 26 June 2024:
      ‘minecraft is an advanced version of cookie clicker’ whatever is wrong with his brain is also what’s wrong with my brain but to the left []
    • 2024 May 20, @ChronosAster, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 2024-05-20:
      i've been informed toasted means drunk. I thought it meant like. fried, but to the left.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to,‎ the,‎ left.
    My sister is on the right in this picture, and I'm to the left.

Usage notes

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  • Typically used in the form “[thing], but to the left”.