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on the other bus

on the other bus prepositional phrase: homosexual.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) Homosexual.
    • “He's a bit of a loner and I think he's on the other bus, if you know what I mean.” He added and waved a limp wrist over the bar. The other men reacted to the news that Blackman might be gay by shaking their heads in disgust […]2013, Conrad Jones, Black Angel
    • “So am I. C'mon you never noticed that he's on the other bus?” he said, and then thought that Valana probably didn't even know what a bus was. “He's well groomed, takes care of himself a bit too much, if that doesn't give you any clues, […]2015, Don Galloway, Time Ryder Powerstone Book Two

Questions about on the other bus

What does on the other bus mean?
On the other bus means homosexual.
What part of speech is on the other bus?
On the other bus is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the other bus in the dictionary

  1. on the nose
  2. on the nut
  3. on the off chance
  4. on the one hand
  5. on the order of
  6. on the other bus
  7. on the other hand
  8. on the other paw
  9. on the other side of
  10. on the otherhand
  11. on the outlook

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