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(obsolete, slang) Used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief.

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over the left shoulder

Source Word

over the left shoulder

Prepositional phrase

obsolete slang

(obsolete, slang) Used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief.

Japanese Meaning

（時代遅れ・俗語）話の脇で、本心でない（皮肉や否定、不信の）ニュアンスを付加するための表現

He said, 'I'm innocent,' over the left shoulder, and nobody believed him.

彼は「無実だ」と、不誠実さを示すただの付け足しのように言ったが、誰も信じなかった。

Sense（1）

(obsolete, slang) Used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief.

He said it, and it is true — over the left shoulder.