Typically used in Singlish to differentiate between the "right & proper"/official/etc (by right) way of doing something and the "quick & easy"/unofficial/corner-cutting/etc (by left) way of doing something.
Alice: Hey! Rubbish collector supposed to collect recyclables separate from non-recyclables, what?
Bob: By right, that’s the case but by left they oso just dump them in the same bin.
Alice: What by right & by left?! They should do their job properly!
Bob: Liddat, lor; angry so much for what?
Bob: By right, that’s the case but by left they oso just dump them in the same bin.
Alice: What by right & by left?! They should do their job properly!
Bob: Liddat, lor; angry so much for what?
by AzureArmageddon February 13, 2023
Get the By right & By leftmug. by Kmqq April 21, 2023
Get the © Adore Beauty 2000-2022. All rights reserved. View privacy policy.mug. Hym "I'll tell the men's rights activists the same thing I pundits: I don't need you to argue poorly for rights I don't want. And you're wrong. I DO just want sex... Almost exclusively with lesbians... Which is weird. I think prostitution should be legal and it would solve my problems with women immediately."
by Hym Iam January 9, 2025
Get the Men's rights activistsmug. A word used to define a 'sneaky' or 'clever' trick or physical attribute some one can do. From the the Xbox 360 controller's right bumper making your character do some amazing trick in a video game.
Man: Dude I just kicked this drunk Chuck Norris style!
Man2: Cool, that IS totally right bumper man!
Man2: Cool, that IS totally right bumper man!
by Philyo1 January 31, 2010
Get the Right Bumpermug. The kid on the right of you in class, the types may vary, but the most common and run into one is a Brody. He usually plays solitaire and constantly makes retarded noises and screams at the computer, if you encounter this type, try to ignore him as much as possible or by saying "stop being a fucking retard brody"
Oh shit The Kid on the right of you is raging at solitaire again! Oh SHIT HE'S BEATING THE COMPUTER MONITOR AGAIN.
by IneedMoreStickersForMyHydro August 26, 2019
Get the The Kid On The Right Of youmug. by bobs1132 March 22, 2021
Get the Top right cornermug. An OCD-impaired bookworm who stubbornly keeps his gaze straight ahead when turning a page, and so he reads the right-hand side of the open book first, before reluctantly redirecting his gaze to the left-hand page.
Being a right-hand reader maybe be okay for a tome that has a separate item or article on each page (like a "Jim and Tim Talk Duct Tape" book or a "Choose Your Own Adventure" missive) and therefore may not have to be read in "progressive" order (i.e., from one page to the next) to make sense, but it can be exceedingly problematic for a "standard" essay that "flows forwards" through the entire book; attempting to be informed or entertained by reading this type of work's pages "out of order" can be very confusing.
by QuacksO October 17, 2019
Get the right-hand readermug.