"on the other bus" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the other bus, {{en-PP}} on the other bus
  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) Homosexual. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): LGBT Related terms: bat for the other team

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