Idiom
bat for the other team
Meaning
To be homosexual.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He told me he bats for the other team.”
“I was surprised when he mentioned he bats for the other team, but I am happy he feels comfortable sharing that with me.”
“While the rumors had circulated for years, he finally confirmed that he bats for the other team during a candid conversation with his closest friends.”
Examples
simple
“He told me he bats for the other team.”
contextual
“I was surprised when he mentioned he bats for the other team, but I am happy he feels comfortable sharing that with me.”
complex
“While the rumors had circulated for years, he finally confirmed that he bats for the other team during a candid conversation with his closest friends.”
Origin
First appearing in print c. 1990, the expression is an analogy derived from the sporting mechanics of cricket or baseball. It relies upon the basic structural requirement of these games that a player belongs to one side or the other, rather than both.
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