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bat for the other team

bat for the other team verb: to be homosexual.

Verb

bat for the other team (third-person singular simple present bats for the other team, present participle batting for the other team, simple past and past participle batted for the other team)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic) To be homosexual.

Forms of bat for the other team

third-person singular presentbats for the other team
present participlebatting for the other team
past participlebatted for the other team
pastbatted for the other team
alternative formbat for the other side

Origin of bat for the other team

From cricket or baseball, in print c. 1990.

Questions about bat for the other team

What does bat for the other team mean?
Bat for the other team means to be homosexual.
What part of speech is bat for the other team?
Bat for the other team is a verb.
What is the past tense of bat for the other team?
The past tense of bat for the other team is batted for the other team.

Words near bat for the other team in the dictionary

  1. bat flower
  2. bat flowers
  3. bat fly
  4. bat for both sides
  5. bat for the other side
  6. bat for the other team
  7. bat girl
  8. bat hawk
  9. bat hawks
  10. bat horse
  11. bat horses

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