significant other

Your mate, spouse, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, steady and/or lover. Used when you don't want to be too specific, or when the details are nobody's business.

Why's Roger always talking about his significant other? Why don't he just say girlfriend?

Because his "girlfriend" is a guy named Bruce.

by Alex Firmament February 20, 2009

Waiting for the other shoe to drop

To await an event that is expected to happen, due to being causally linked to another event that has already been observed. Gets its origin from the joke in the example.

A guest who checked into an inn one night was warned to be quiet because the guest in the room next to his was a light sleeper. As he undressed for bed, he dropped one shoe, which, sure enough, awakened the other guest. He managed to get the other shoe off in silence, and got into bed. An hour later, he heard a pounding on the wall and a shout: "When are you going to drop the other shoe?" Thus the term "waiting for the other shoe to drop."

by Bill Koch March 21, 2007

other fish

What one feels when a person they wanted to date isn't interested or isn't worth the trouble. Shortened version of the term "other fish in the sea," meaning there's plenty other catches in this world, no need to waste time or hurt feelings over the one that got away.

The call that says it's time to direct your dating (or other) interests elsewhere.

She ain't giving up the draws, she's a f*ckin' golddiggin' *ss d*ck tease, let me stop wasting my time. Other fish.

by Kuahmel December 7, 2009

playing for the other team

a term used to describe one who has just come out of the closet and is gay.

Chelsea: hey Brendan is soooo hot, omg

Lauren: yeah...but he is totally playing for the other team, he's gay

Chelsea: are you kidding me???

Lauren: yeah he's definitely a shortstop

by sauce kid February 22, 2009

otha

Tamil language equivalent for Fuck.

Guy1: I bought a Windows phone?
Guy2: Otha, Of all the phone in this planet, you've got a windows phone.

by JonVader July 9, 2016

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Refers to the way we tend to look at other people’s lives and other things that we don't have in general through rose colored glasses.

Comes from the idea of looking at a neighbours lawn and seeing it as better looking, healthier and overall greener then your own when in reality you’re just ignoring anything negative about it and downplaying everything positive about your own.

Friend#1: You’re so lucky, you went to a great college, have money and you’re so smart and will probably accomplish more by the time you’re 30 then I will in my entire life.

Friend#2: Are you serious? I’ve always envied you. People expect so much out of me. I’ve never been able to have a life because of studying and other schoolwork. If I get less then an A, people freak out like I got an F. I may accomplish that much, but with all the pressure on me I’ll probably be insane by the time I’m 35. In so many ways, I wish I could just be a regular guy with normal expectations and a normal life.

Friend#1: Wow, I honestly never looked at it that way. I guess it's true that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

by Guest September 6, 2005

Otherkith

A person who metaphorically assosiates with a non or partial human being.

(Notes: In other words, an otherkith is a human with a non/partial human alter-ego as opposed to an otherkin, which is usually a human who literally identifies as an incarnated non/partial human spirit.

Origin: The words, 'kin' & 'with' together.

(e.g. 'I am otherkith: My alter-ego is a werewolf, but I don't literally believe that I am one').

(The word, 'otherkith' is commonly used in the online otherkin community).

by Diana_Lucius_De_Collis November 6, 2022