over the bender
English
Interjection
- (obsolete, British slang) Synonym of over the left shoulder (“to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief”)
- 1835, Charles Whitehead, The Autobiography of Jack Ketch (page 74)
- "Over the bender," said Wisp, with a laugh, tossing his thumb over his left shoulder as he spoke.
- 1835, Charles Whitehead, The Autobiography of Jack Ketch (page 74)
References
- 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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