bat for the other team

verb

To be homosexual.

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Meanings

verbbat 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)

present singular third person bats for the other team · participle present batting for the other team · participle past batted for the other team · past batted for the other team · alternative bat for the other side

  1. euphemistichumorousidiomaticTo be homosexual.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bat for the other side

Origin

From cricket or baseball, in print c. 1990.

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APA

bat for the other team. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20for%20the%20other%20team

MLA

“bat for the other team.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20for%20the%20other%20team. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bat for the other team,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20for%20the%20other%20team.

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