your other left

your other left

1. (humorous) Your right-hand side. (Used to correct oneself after saying "your left", having intended "your right".)

   Antonym: your other right

2. Your left-hand side. (Used to correct another person who has been directed to move (or look, etc) to "your left" but has mistakenly moved right.)

   Antonym: your other right

   • 2000 July 21, Frank Hernandez, Marine Mystique, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 18:

     Ok maggots, when I tell you, you will face to the left. Do It! Your other left you silly shit! When I say go you will start off with your left foot and continue to march. Ready go!

   • 2008 June 16, Marv Adamo, The Mystery of His Will: A Study of God's Eternal Plan, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

     "Your left, your left, your left, right, left. Your other left, knuckle-head." Anyone who has been through boot camp is likely to remember this sarcastic remark from a drill sergeant correcting a trainee who is out of step. "Your other left, knucklehead." (Admittedly, knucklehead is a euphemism.)