to the left

English

(fandom slang) Different; resembling a given concept, but different in an unspecified way.
Sunshades are really just umbrellas, but to the left.
- 2022 January 8, Casey06, “I love you (but to the left)”, in Archive Of Our Own‎^[1] (fan fiction), archived from the original on 2024-06-26:
  Dean says "I love you" but it's not quite on purpose. After Castiel almost gets hurt in a hunt Dean loses his shit and may say some things he can't take back.
- 2022 November 16, @vesmiryn, “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 June 2024:
  Y'all, please give Paul a follow and check out Bovaskala! Kespar is a really cool card game he created […] (think poker but to the left) and chatting with him is not only a joy, but can lead to things like a new fortune telling tarot deck for the world!
- 2023 March 18, @Not_Bxnny, “Archived copy”, in Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 26 June 2024:
  ‘minecraft is an advanced version of cookie clicker’ whatever is wrong with his brain is also what’s wrong with my brain but to the left […]
- 2024 May 20, @ChronosAster, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 2024-05-20:
  i've been informed toasted means drunk. I thought it meant like. fried, but to the left.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to,‎ the,‎ left.
My sister is on the right in this picture, and I'm to the left.