"on the wrong side of the blanket" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the wrong side of the blanket, {{en-PP}} on the wrong side of the blanket
  1. (born) illegitimately, outside of wedlock
    Sense id: en-on_the_wrong_side_of_the_blanket-en-prep_phrase-RSeIg8a3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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