"your other right" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} your other right
  1. (humorous) Your left-hand side. (Used to correct oneself after saying "your right", having intended "your left".) Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-your_other_right-en-noun-qHbyoUzR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. Your right-hand side. (Used to correct another person who has been directed to move (or look, etc) to "your right" but has mistakenly moved left.)
    Sense id: en-your_other_right-en-noun-IDhOIT~Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
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