to the left

Meanings

prepositional phrase

slanglifestyleDifferent; resembling a given concept, but different in an unspecified way.
Sunshades are really just umbrellas, but to the left.
4 more examples
Dean says "I love you" but it's not quite on purpose. After Castiel almost gets hurt in a hunt Dean loses his shit and may say some things he can't take back.
2022 January 8, Casey06, “I love you (but to the left)”, in Archive Of Our Own (fan fiction), archived from the original on 26 Jun 2024
Y'all, please give Paul a follow and check out Bovaskala! Kespar is a really cool card game he created […] (think poker but to the left) and chatting with him is not only a joy, but can lead to things like a new fortune telling tarot deck for the world!
2022 November 16, @vesmiryn, “Archived copy”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2024
‘minecraft is an advanced version of cookie clicker’ whatever is wrong with his brain is also what’s wrong with my brain but to the left […]
2023 March 18, @Not_Bxnny, “Archived copy”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2024
i've been informed toasted means drunk. I thought it meant like. fried, but to the left.
2024 May 20, @ChronosAster, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 May 2024
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, the, left.
My sister is on the right in this picture, and I'm to the left.

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

“to the left.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20left. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to the left,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20left.